Practice question
Private counsel intervenes for the offended party in an ordinary theft case and seeks only actual damages. No special filing-fee exception applies. Does Rule111 Section1 generally require filing fees for those actual damages?
- No; actual damages generally require no filing fees under the stated conditions
- Yes; actual damages always require triple fees
- Yes; intervention converts actual damages into exemplary damages
- Yes; every theft claim follows the special BP22 check-amount fee rule
- Yes; the accused determines the filing fee by agreement
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule110 Sections2–5,14,16 and Rule111 Sections1–3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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