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RA 306 Section 80

Costs, fees, fines and forfeitures in municipal court.

Section 80

SEC. 80. Costs, fees, fines and forfeitures in municipal court.—There shall be taxed against and collected from the defendant, in case of conviction in the municipal court, such costs and fees as may be prescribed by law in criminal cases in justice of the peace courts. All costs, fees, fines, and forfeitures shall be collected by the clerk of court, who shall keep a docket of those imposed and of those collected, and shall pay collections of the same to the city treasurer, for the benefit of the city, on the next business day after the same are collected, and take receipts therefor. The municipal judge shall examine said docket each day, compare the same with the amount receipted for by the city treasurer and satisfy himself that all such costs, fees, fines, and forfeiture have been duly accounted for.

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CitationRA 306 Section 80 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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