Practice question
A BP 22 information also seeks a stated amount of moral damages. What does section 1(b) require for that additional alleged claim?
- No filing fees in any circumstances.
- Additional filing fees based on the amount alleged.
- Automatic denial of the criminal charge.
- A separate reservation despite the prohibition.
- Payment of exactly the same amount as the damages sought as a fee.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rule 111 section 1(b): BP 22 civil inclusion, prohibition of reservation, filing fees and prior civil-action consolidation.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/jan2008/gr_158177_2008.html — Spouses Lo Bun Tiong v. Balboa, G.R. 158177, January 28, 2008, main opinion: earlier civil action and avoidance of duplicate recovery.
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