Practice question
On filing the joint BP 22 criminal and civil actions, what is the base for the required filing fees for the check-related actual damages claim?
- The amount of the check, considered the actual damages claimed.
- The accused’s annual salary.
- A token amount chosen by counsel.
- Only the postage cost.
- The criminal fine alone.
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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