Text of the provision
Sec. 18. Mandatory Period For Acting on Applications For Protection Orders – Failure to act on an application for a protection order within the reglementary period specified in the previous section without justifiable cause shall render the official or judge administratively liable.
Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004, Republic Act No. 9262 (2004). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
An official or judge who fails to act on an application for a protection order within the reglementary period, without justifiable cause, becomes administratively liable.
Related provisions
- Section 17 — Notice Of Sanction.
- Section 19 — Legal Separation Cases.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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