RA 9165 Section 65

Duty of the Prosecutor in the Proceedings.

Section 65

SEC. 65. Duty of the Prosecutor in the Proceedings. — It shall be the duty of the provincial or the city prosecutor or their assistants or state prosecutors to prepare the appropriate petition in all proceedings arising from this Act.

Read the full instrument →

Other provisions in RA 9165

Section 60: Confidentiality of Records Under the Voluntary Submission Program.
Section 61
Section 62: Compulsory Submission of a Drug Dependent Charged with an Offense to Treatment and Rehabilitation.
Section 63: Prescription of the Offense Charged Against a Drug Dependent Under the Compulsory Submission Program.
Section 64: Confidentiality of Records Under the Compulsory Submission Program.
Section 66: Suspension of Sentence of a First-Time Minor Offender.
Section 67: Discharge After Compliance with Conditions of Suspended Sentence of a First-Time Minor Offender.
Section 68: Privilege of Suspended Sentence to be Availed of Only Once by a First-Time Minor Offender.
Section 69: Promulgation of Sentence for First-Time Minor Offender.
Section 70: Probation or Community Service for a First-Time Minor Offender in Lieu of Imprisonment.

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of July 4, 2026

CitationRA 9165 Section 65 (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).

Continue your research

RA 9165, full textChapter navigation and full text, so you can read this section in contextPhilippines legislation Philippine Laws by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and year Philippines: what this database coversWhich datasets are here, which official source they come from, and how current they arePhilippines overview