Rule of Procedure in Cases of Civil Forfeiture, etc. Involving an Unlawful Activity or Money Laundering Offense; Supreme Court Administrative Matter No. 05-11-04 (Philippines)

The Anti-Money Laundering Council, represented by the Office of the Solicitor General, may institute actions for the civil forfeiture and other remedial proceedings, in favor of the State, of any monetary instrument, property or proceeds related to an unlawful activity or a money laundering offense. In the Rule of Procedure, the court may issue a provisional asset preservation order forbidding any transaction, withdrawal, deposit, transfer, removal, conversion, concealment or other disposition of the subject monetary instrument, property or proceeds, which is effective immediately. Neither a prior criminal charge, pendency of or conviction for an unlawful activity or money laundering offense is necessary to resolve a petition for civil forfeiture.