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RA 3857 Section 45

RA 3857 Section 45

Section 45

SEC. 45. Costs, fees, fines, and forfeitures in city court.&mdashThere shall be taxed against and collected from the defendant, in case of his conviction in the city court, such costs and fees as may be prescribed by the City Council not exceeding those charged in criminal cases in municipal 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 deposit 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 presiding 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 forfeitures have been duly accounted for.

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CitationRA 3857 Section 45 (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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