Issuing authority and pardon requirements
- When the Governor-General grants a conditional pardon to a person convicted of a crime under the laws of the Philippine Islands, the conditions must be fully set forth in the pardon under Section 1.
- The Governor-General must deliver a copy of each conditional pardon to the person so pardoned under Section 1.
- The Governor-General must also file a copy of each conditional pardon in the office of the clerk of the Court of First Instance of the province or judicial district where the person was tried and convicted under Section 1.
Filing, certification, and notice duties
- The clerk of the Court of First Instance must send a certified copy of each conditional pardon received under Section 1 to the provincial governor and to the senior inspector of Constabulary in the province under Section 2.
- In the city of Manila, the clerk of the Court of First Instance must send certified copies to the chief of police of said city and to the Director of Constabulary under Section 2.
How violations trigger court action
- When the provincial fiscal or the prosecuting attorney of the city of Manila, as applicable, ascertains that any condition of any conditional pardon heretofore or hereafter granted has been violated, that officer must apply to the Court of First Instance for an order of arrest under Section 3.
- The Court of First Instance must issue the order of arrest and proceed with the investigation of the facts in the presence of the accused and the proper prosecuting official under Section 3.
Investigation and consequences of violation
- If, after investigation, the court finds that one or more conditions of a conditional pardon have been violated, the court must order the recommitment and confinement of the person in the proper prison for the unexpired portion of the person’s original sentence under Section 4.
- The court’s order constitutes sufficient authority for the custodian of any public prison designated to receive and safely keep the person during the unexpired portion of the original sentence under Section 4.
Expedited enactment and immediate effect
- Passage of the bill is expedited under Section 5 in accordance with section two of “An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws,” passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
- The act takes effect on its passage under Section 6.