Text of the provision
Sec. 52. Abatement of Drug Related Public Nuisances. – Any place or premises which have been used on two or more occasions as the site of the unlawful sale or delivery of dangerous drugs may be declared to be a public nuisance, and such nuisance may be abated, pursuant to the following procedures:
(1) Any city or municipality may, by ordinance, create an administrative board to hear complaints regarding the nuisances;
(2) any employee, officer, or resident of the city or municipality may bring a complaint before the Board after giving not less than three
(3) days written notice of such complaint to the owner of the place or premises at his/her last known address; and
(3) After hearing in which the Board may consider any evidence, including evidence of the general reputation of the place or premises, and at which the owner of the premises shall have an opportunity to present evidence in his/her defense, the Board may declare the place or premises to be a public nuisance.
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, Republic Act No. 9165 (2002). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
A place used on two or more occasions as the site of unlawful sale or delivery of dangerous drugs may be declared a public nuisance and abated. A city or municipality may create an administrative board by ordinance; any employee, officer or resident may complain to that board after giving the owner not less than three (3) days written notice at the owner’s last known address; and after a hearing — where the board may consider any evidence, including the general reputation of the place, and the owner may present a defence — the board may declare the place a public nuisance.
Related provisions
- Section 51 — Local Government Budget Support.
- Section 60 — Confidential Voluntary Submission Records.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.