Rule to be Penalty Imposable To Do

followed
Summary ARESTO MENOR (1 to 30 days) and ARESTO MAYOR (1
Procedure month and 1 day to 6 months)
Others:
1.Violations of traffic laws and rules
2. Violations of the rental law
3. Violations of ordinances
4. B.P. 22 cases (A.M. NO. 00
SC, March 25, 2003)
5. Other criminal cases, where penalty is:
(a) Imprisonment up to 6 months, or fine up to P1,000.00, or both,
irrespective of other imposable penalties, or there from;
(b) Reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property where
imposable fine DOES NOT EXCEED P10,000.00
Regular From PRISION CORRECCIONAL MINIMUM (6 months) to Preliminary examination (Section 9 b of
Procedure PRISION CORRECCIONAL MEDIUM (2 years, 4 months and 1 Rule 112 of the Rules on Criminal
with day to 4 years and 2 month) Procedure)
Preliminary
Examination (b) Where filed directly with the Municipal
Trial Court. - If the complaint or information
is filed directly with the Municipal Trial
Court, the procedure provided in Section
3(a) of this Rule shall likewise be observed.
If the judge finds no sufficient ground to
hold the respondent for trial, he shall
dismiss the complaint or information.
Otherwise, he shall issue a warrant of
arrest after personally examining in writing
and under oath the complaint and his
witnesses in the form of searching
questions and answers
Regular PRISION CORRECCIONAL MAXIMUM (4 years, 2 months and 1 Preliminary investigation
Procedure day) By filing the complaint with the proper
WITH  Except lawful warrantless arrests provided for under Section 7. officer for the purpose of conducting the
Preliminary requisite preliminary investigation.
Investigatio (Includes crimes punishable by Prision Correccional Medium and
n Maximum)