PD 1099 Section 18

Jurisdiction of courts.

Section 18

SECTION 18. Jurisdiction of courts. — City and municipal courts shall have jurisdiction to issue warrants of arrest and to try and decide any criminal action or proceeding for offenses under this Decree. From the decisions of these courts, appeal shall lie as in other criminal cases.

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