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RA 4088 Section 7

RA 4088 Section 7

Section twenty-one of the same Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 21. The City Court.

Section 7

SEC. 7. Section twenty-one of the same Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 21. The City Court.—There shall be two judges and two auxiliary judges of the City Court for the city who shall have the same powers, duties and jurisdiction as municipal judges and auxiliary municipal judges generally; and, in addition thereto, territorial jurisdiction over the entire police zone of the city. All fines, forfeitures, and fees imposed and collected by the judges authorized by this section shall accrue to the benefit of the city treasurer. The City Court of the City of Bacolod shall have concurrent territorial jurisdiction with the Court of First Instance of the Province of Occidental Negros and the municipal courts of the respective municipalities to try crimes and misdemeanors committed within the zone for police purposes as provided for in Section six of this Charter. The court first taking jurisdiction of such an offense shall thereafter retain exclusive territorial jurisdiction thereof."

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CitationRA 4088 Section 7 (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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