Text of the provision
Sec. 14. Right of attorney or relative to visit person arrested. — Any member of the Philippine Bar shall, at the request of the person arrested or of another acting in his behalf, have the right to visit and confer privately with such person in the jail or any other place of custody at any hour of the day or night. Subject to reasonable regulations, a relative of the person arrested can also exercise the same right.
Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure (A.M. No. 00-5-03-SC), Rule 113, Section 14. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against two independent published renderings (ChanRobles and LawPhil).
About this section
This is Section 14 of Rule 113 (Arrest) of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 00-5-03-SC and in force since December 1, 2000. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 13 — Arrest after escape or rescue.
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