Practice question
A judge is ordered to pay an administrative fine but leaves it unpaid. Does the protection of accrued leave credits against accessory forfeiture necessarily prevent deduction to satisfy the fine?
- No; Section27 distinguishes collection by deduction from accessory forfeiture.
- Yes, accrued leave credits can never satisfy any unpaid fine.
- Yes, a fine becomes void if salary is insufficient.
- Yes, only the complainant may collect it.
- Yes, retirement always extinguishes the fine.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, ArticleVIII Sections6,11; ArticleXI Section3(6),(8): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
- 2025 CJCA, AM25-04-04-SC, CanonVII Sections3–4,7–12,22,24–28: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/100836
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