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RA 11929 (Charter of the City of Baliwag) Section 8

RA 11929 (Charter of the City of Baliwag) Section 8

Jurisdiction of the City.

Section 8

SECTION 8. Jurisdiction of the City. — For police purposes, the jurisdiction of the City shall be coextensive with its territorial jurisdiction and for the purpose of protecting and ensuring the purity of the water supply of the City, such police jurisdiction shall also extend over all the territory within the drainage area of such water supply, or within one hundred meters (100 m.) of any reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct or pumping station used in connection with the City water service. The city court of the City of Baliwag and the city or municipal courts of the adjoining cities and municipalities shall have concurrent jurisdiction to try crimes and misdemeanors committed within the said drainage area or areas within said spaces of one hundred meters (100 m.) of any reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct or pumping station used in connection with the City water service delivery. The court first taking jurisdiction of such offenses shall have jurisdiction to try cases to the exclusion of others. The police forces of the City of Baliwag and the municipalities and cities concerned shall have concurrent jurisdiction over the maintenance of good order and the enforcement of ordinances throughout said zone, area, or space. Any license that may be issued within said zone, area, or space shall be granted by the proper authorities of the city or municipality concerned, and the fees arising therefrom shall accrue to the treasury of the said city or municipality concerned.

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CitationRA 11929 (Charter of the City of Baliwag) Section 8 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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