OCA CIRCULAR NO. 204-2022-AA - GUIDELINES ON THE MINIMUM DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSTING OF CASH, SURETY AND PROPERTY BONDS, AND FOR THE POSTING OF BAIL INVOLVING AN ACCUSED WITH MULTIPLE CASES IN COURT
SUBJECT : GUIDELINES ON THE MINIMUM DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSTING OF CASH, SURETY AND PROPERTY BONDS, AND FOR THE POSTING OF BAIL INVOLVING AN ACCUSED WITH MULTIPLE CASES IN COURT Section 2, Rule 114 of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure identifies the conditions and requirements for bail. This section provides, among others, that the original papers required for bail shall bear the full name and address of the accused, the amount of the undertaking, the conditions required by the said section, and the photographs taken within the last six (6) months showing the face, the left and right profiles of the accused. For uniformity and ease of identification of requirements, the minimum documentary requirements for the posting of the different kinds of bail bonds shall be those listed below. Should any concerned branch ask for any other reasonable documentary requirements, as they deem fit and necessary, this should not preclude the immediate processing of the bail ...