Criteria for Criminologist Registration W/O Exam

Section 18 of Republic Act No. 6506 authorizes the Board to issue a certificate of registration without examination upon application filed within six months after approval of the Act, to eligible B.S. Criminology graduates who have practiced criminology for at least ten (10) years prior to enactment (PRC Resolution No. 08; Republic Act No. 6506).
Section 6(e) of Presidential Decree No. 223 vests in the Board the power to approve registration without examination and issuance of certificates, subject to review by the Commission (PRC Resolution No. 08; P.D. No. 223).
Board authority to regulate qualifications continued after the six-month application period under Republic Act No. 6506, allowing the Board to issue certificates without examination by virtue of P.D. No. 223 (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Board Resolution No. 4 (Series of 1987) previously allowed registration without examination for applicants not holders of B.S. Criminology, and it was approved by the Commission and published in the Official Gazette on January 18, 1988 (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Commission Resolution No. 161 (dated August 7, 1989) amended qualifications under Board Resolution No. 4 by limiting registration to holders of B.S. Criminology (PRC Resolution No. 08).

The Board sets registration without examination as a controlled exception that requires proof of all listed qualifications.
The Board allows registration without examination only after the applicant has established, to the satisfaction of the Board, all required qualifications (PRC Resolution No. 08).
The Resolution processes pending applications under the new rules (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Prior registrations made under Board Resolution No. 4 and Commission Resolution No. 161 are maintained in order, subject to being overturned if rendered nugatory for cause (PRC Resolution No. 08).

The Resolution applies to applicants seeking registration as a criminologist without examination (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Applicants must be Philippine citizens and must be at least thirty (30) years of age (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Applicants must be of good moral character and must not have been convicted by a judicial court of an offense involving moral turpitude (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Applicants must hold either B.S. Crim. or M. Crim., conferred by any school, college, or institute of criminology that is state-owned or recognized by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Applicants must have been in the practice of criminology for not less than ten (10) years as defined in Section 23 of Republic Act No. 6506, prior to December 31, 1987 (PRC Resolution No. 08).

Applicants must be at least thirty (30) years of age and citizens of the Philippines (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Applicants must have good moral character and must not have been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude by the judicial court (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Applicants must be holders of either Bachelor of Science in Criminology (B.S. Crim.) or Master of Criminology (M. Crim.), conferred by a school, college, or institute of criminology state-owned or recognized by DECS (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Applicants must prove ten (10) years of criminology practice prior to December 31, 1987, following the definition in Section 23 of Republic Act No. 6506 (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Registration is conditioned on the Board’s satisfaction that all qualifications are established (PRC Resolution No. 08).
The Board authorizes registration without examination only after approval of the Commission (PRC Resolution No. 08).

Applicants must submit a verified application together with required documentary submissions and testimonials (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Required documents include a Certificate of Live Birth issued by the Local Civil Registrar and/or National Census and Statistics Office (PRC Resolution No. 08).
If applicable, applicants must submit a Certificate of Naturalization as a Filipino citizen (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Applicants must submit a Certificate of Good Moral Character issued by three (3) persons of good standing in the applicant’s community (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Applicants must submit Police and NBI Clearance (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Applicants must submit College Diploma and Transcript of Records with Special Order Number (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Applicants must submit Certificate of Employment and/or Service Record (PRC Resolution No. 08).

Applications must be filed within one (1) year from the Resolution’s effectivity (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Effectivity is computed starting on the sixteenth (16) day from completion of publication in full in the Official Gazette or newspaper of general circulation (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Pending applications are processed pursuant to PRC Resolution No. 08 (PRC Resolution No. 08).
Registrations made under Board Resolution No. 4 and Commission Resolution No. 161 remain valid and “in order,” unless rendered nugatory for cause (PRC Resolution No. 08).

PRC Resolution No. 08 supersedes Board Resolution No. 4 (Series of 1987), Commission Resolution No. 161 (dated August 7, 1989), and Board Resolution No. 05 (Series of 1991) (PRC Resolution No. 08).
The Resolution’s operative effect applies to future grants of registration without examination subject to Commission approval and applicant compliance with the listed qualifications (PRC Resolution No. 08).
The Resolution’s requirements for verified applications and required documents govern processing of applications filed within the prescribed period (PRC Resolution No. 08).