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Search Warrant Guidelines Resolution

This resolution clarifies guidelines for applying for and enforcing search warrants. It authorizes the executive judges and vice executive judges of regional trial courts in Manila and Quezon City to act on applications for search warrants involving heinous crimes, illegal gambling, dangerous drugs, and illegal firearms filed by certain law enforcement agencies. The applications must be personally endorsed by the heads of those agencies. The authorized judges must keep a special docket book listing details of applications and results of searches conducted under issued warrants. This resolution supersedes and is effective immediately in place of two prior administrative orders.

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Search Warrant Guidelines Resolution

This resolution clarifies guidelines for applying for and enforcing search warrants. It authorizes the executive judges and vice executive judges of regional trial courts in Manila and Quezon City to act on applications for search warrants involving heinous crimes, illegal gambling, dangerous drugs, and illegal firearms filed by certain law enforcement agencies. The applications must be personally endorsed by the heads of those agencies. The authorized judges must keep a special docket book listing details of applications and results of searches conducted under issued warrants. This resolution supersedes and is effective immediately in place of two prior administrative orders.

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A. M. NO.

99-20-09-SC
JANUARY 25, 2000

RESOLUTION CLARIFYING
GUIDELINES ON THE
APPLICATION FOR
AND ENFORCEABILITY OF
SEARCH WARRANTS
In the interest of an effective
administration of justice and
pursuant to the powers
vested in the Supreme Court
by the Constitution, the
following are authorized to
act on all applications for
search warrants involving
heinous crimes, illegal
gambling, dangerous drugs
and illegal possession of
firearms: chan robles virtual law library
The Executive Judge and
Vice Executive Judges of
Regional Trial Courts, Manila
and Quezon City, filed by the
Philippine National Police
(PNP), the National Bureau
of Investigation (NBI), The
Presidential Anti-Organized
Crime Task Force (PAOC-TF)
and the Reaction Against
Crime Task Force (REACT-
TF) with the Regional Trial
Courts of Manila and Quezon
City. chan robles virtual law library
The applications shall be
personally endorsed by the
Heads of the said agencies,
for the search of places to be
particularly described
therein, and the seizure of
property or things as
prescribed in the Rules of
Court, and to issue the
warrants, if justified, which
may be served in places
outside the territorial
jurisdiction of said courts.cralaw
The authorized judges shall
keep a special docket book
listing the details of the
applications and the result of
the searches and seizures
made pursuant to the
warrants issued. chan robles virtual
law library
This Resolution is effective
immediately and shall
continue until further orders
from this Court and shall be
an exception to the
provisions of Circular No. 13
dated 1 October 1985 and
Circular No. 19 dated 4
August 1987.cralaw
This Resolution supersedes
Administrative Order No. 20-
97, issued on 12 February
1997, and Administrative
Order No. 46-97, issued on
19 March 1997. chan robles virtual
law library
The Court Administrator shall
implement this Resolution.cralaw
Enacted this 25th day of
January 2000.

Davide, Jr., C.J., Bellosillo,
Melo, Puno, Vitug, Kapunan,
Mendoza, Panganiban,
Quisumbing, Purisima,
Pardo, Buena, Gonzaga-
Reyes, Ynares-Santiago, and
De Leon, Jr., JJ., concur.

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