Title
Amendment on Minor Delinquent Custody
Law
Act No. 3559
Decision Date
Nov 26, 1929
An amendment to a Philippine law allows for the parole and return of minor delinquents, with conditions set by the head of the institution or probation officer, and final judgment rendered by the court based on the recommendation of the Public Welfare Commissioner.
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Questions (Act No. 3559)

It amends Section 7 of Act No. 3203, which relates to the care and custody of neglected and delinquent children, specifically addressing how minor delinquents may be paroled, supervised, returned to court, and how final judgments are rendered.

Section 7 of Act No. 3203 is amended.

The head of the institution may parole the minor delinquent under conditions the head prescribes, subject to the approval of the Public Welfare Commissioner.

The minor delinquent may be returned to the court for either sentence or dismissal.

The Public Welfare Commissioner must approve the conditions of parole prescribed by the head of the institution.

The probation period of the minor allowed to stay elsewhere rests with the probation officer, and at the end of that period the probation officer must return the minor to the court for either sentence or dismissal.

The probation officer.

The probation officer must return such minor to the court for either sentence or dismissal.

The court shall render a final judgment of either sentence or dismissal.

The court shall base its decision on the records of the minor during confinement in the institution or during the probation period, and on the recommendation of the Public Welfare Commissioner.

Yes. The head of the institution may prescribe conditions, but such conditions are subject to approval by the Public Welfare Commissioner.

Either the court imposes a sentence or orders dismissal.

It takes effect on its approval.

Approved, November 26, 1929.


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