Text of the provision
Sec. 67. Discharge After Compliance with Conditions of Suspended Sentence of a First-Time Minor Offender. – If the accused first time minor offender under suspended sentence complies with the applicable rules and regulations of the Board, including confinement in a Center, the court, upon a favorable recommendation of the Board for the final discharge of the accused, shall discharge the accused and dismiss all proceedings. Upon the dismissal of the proceedings against the accused, the court shall enter an order to expunge all official records, other than the confidential record to be retained by the DOJ relating to the case. Such an order, which shall be kept confidential, shall restore the accused to his/her status prior to the case. He/she shall not be held thereafter to be guilty of perjury or of concealment or misrepresentation by reason of his/her failure to acknowledge the case or recite any fact related thereto in response to any inquiry made of him for any purpose.
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 first-time minor offender under suspended sentence who complies with the Board's rules, including Center confinement, is discharged and all proceedings dismissed on the Board's favourable recommendation. The court then orders all official records expunged, except a confidential record kept by the DOJ, restoring the person to their prior status; they cannot later be treated as guilty of perjury, concealment or misrepresentation for not disclosing the case.
Related provisions
- Section 65 — Prosecutor's Duty In Proceedings.
- Section 69 — Sentence After Violating Suspension.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.