Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6036)
Republic Act No. 6036 provides that bail shall not be required in cases of violations of municipal or city ordinances and criminal offenses when the prescribed penalty is not higher than arresto mayor and/or a fine of two thousand pesos or both, with certain exceptions.
Bail shall not be required for persons charged with violation of municipal or city ordinances, light felonies, or criminal offenses where the prescribed penalty is not higher than six months imprisonment and/or a fine of two thousand pesos or both, provided they establish inability to post bail to the satisfaction of the court.
Bail is required if the accused is caught committing the offense in flagranti, confesses to the offense (unless later repudiated), has escaped legal confinement previously, evaded sentence or jumped bail, violated provisions of Section 2, is a recidivist or habitual delinquent, committed the offense while on parole or conditional pardon, or has previously been pardoned at least twice for municipal or city ordinance violations.
It means the person was caught in the act of committing the offense, that is, caught red-handed without any doubt.
Instead of bail, the person shall be required to sign a sworn statement in the presence of two witnesses binding himself to report periodically to the Court clerk every two weeks pending final decision of the case.
With the consent of the accused, the court may require the accused to be placed under the custody and authority of a responsible citizen willing to accept that responsibility.
Violation may justify the court ordering the immediate arrest of the accused unless he files bail in the amount fixed by the court.
Yes, Section 3 states it applies to all persons under temporary detention for inability to post bail for the offenses contemplated in Section 1 at the time of the law's approval.
The law took effect upon its approval on August 4, 1969.
Light felonies are defined as offenses where the prescribed penalty is not higher than six months imprisonment and/or a fine of two thousand pesos or both.