Text of the provision
Sec. 23. Bond to Keep the Peace. – The Court may order any person against whom a protection order is issued to give a bond to keep the peace, to present two sufficient sureties who shall undertake that such person will not commit the violence sought to be prevented. Should the respondent fail to give the bond as required, he shall be detained for a period which shall in no case exceed six
(6) months, if he shall have been prosecuted for acts punishable under Section 5
(a) to 5
(f) and not exceeding thirty
(30) days, if for acts punishable under Section 5
(g) to 5(I). The protection orders referred to in this section are the TPOs and the PPOs issued only by the courts.
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
The court may require a person under a protection order to post a bond to keep the peace with two sufficient sureties undertaking that he will not commit the violence sought to be prevented. If he fails to give the bond he is detained for a period not exceeding six (6) months for acts under Section 5(a) to 5(f), and not exceeding thirty (30) days for acts under Section 5(g) to 5(i). This section covers only TPOs and PPOs issued by the courts.
Related provisions
- Section 21 — Violation Of Protection Orders.
- Section 25 — Public Crime.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.