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REVISED PENAL CODE
Act No. 3815
December 8, 1930
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Summary of the Revised Penal Code of the PhilippinesPreliminary Provisions
- Effective date: January 1, 1932 (Article 1)
- Territorial application: Within the Philippine Archipelago and outside its jurisdiction for certain offenses (Article 2)
Book One: General Provisions
Title One: Felonies and Circumstances Affecting Criminal Liability
- Definitions of felonies, criminal liability, and degrees of accomplishment (Articles 3-8)
- Classification of felonies: grave, less grave, and light (Article 9)
- Justifying and exempting circumstances (Articles 11-12)
- Mitigating and aggravating circumstances (Articles 13-14)
- Alternative circumstances: relationship, intoxication, and degree of instruction (Article 15)
Title Two: Persons Criminally Liable for Felonies
- Principals, accomplices, and accessories (Articles 16-19)
- Exemption of spouses, relatives, and others from criminal liability for certain crimes against property (Article 332)
Title Three: Penalties
- Types of penalties: principal, accessory, and common penalties (Article 25)
- Duration and effects of penalties (Articles 27-39)
- Rules for graduating penalties (Articles 60-71)
- Application of penalties with mitigating/aggravating circumstances and habitual delinquency (Article 62)
- Provisions on specific penalties:
- Death penalty and its accessory penalties (Articles 40, 83-85)
- Reclusion perpetua and temporal (Articles 27, 41)
- Prision mayor and temporary disqualification (Articles 27, 42)
- Prision correccional, suspension, and destierro (Articles 27, 43)
- Arresto mayor and menor (Articles 27, 44)
- Fines (Articles 26, 39, 66, 75)
- Bond to keep the peace (Article 35)
- Confiscation and forfeiture (Article 45)
Title Four: Extinction of Criminal Liability
- Total extinction: death, service of sentence, amnesty, pardon, prescription (Articles 89-93)
- Partial extinction: conditional pardon, commutation, good conduct allowances (Articles 94-99)
Title Five: Civil Liability
- Persons civilly liable for felonies (Article 100)
- What civil liability includes: restitution, reparation, indemnification (Articles 104-111)
- Extinction and survival of civil liability (Articles 112-113)
Book Two: Crimes and Penalties
Title One: Crimes Against National Security and the Law of Nations
- Treason and espionage (Articles 114-117)
- Provoking war and disloyalty in case of war (Articles 118-121)
- Piracy and mutiny on the high seas or in Philippine waters (Articles 122-123)
Title Two: Crimes Against the Fundamental Laws of the State
- Arbitrary detention, violation of dwelling, prohibition of peaceful meetings (Articles 124-133)
Title Three: Crimes Against Public Order
- Rebellion, sedition, and disloyalty (Articles 134-142)
- Crimes against popular representation (Articles 143-144)
- Violation of parliamentary immunity (Article 145)
- Illegal assemblies and associations (Articles 146-147)
- Assault upon persons in authority (Articles 148-152)
- Public disorders (Articles 153-156)
- Evasion of service of sentence (Articles 157-159)
Title Four: Crimes Against Public Interest
- Forgeries (Articles 161-176)
- Other falsities (Articles 177-194)
- Opium and prohibited drugs (Articles 190-194)
- Crimes against public morals:
- Gambling and betting (Articles 195-199)
- Offenses against decency and good customs (Articles 200-202)
- Crimes committed by public officers:
- Dereliction of duty (Articles 204-209)
- Bribery (Articles 210-212)
- Frauds and illegal exactions (Articles 213-216)
- Malversation of public funds (Articles 217-222)
- Infidelity in the custody of prisoners and documents (Articles 223-230)
- Other irregularities (Articles 231-244)
- Abuses against chastity (Article 245)
Title Five: Crimes Relative to Opium and Other Prohibited Drugs
- Possession, preparation, use, and maintenance of opium dens (Article 190)
- Importation and sale of prohibited drugs (Article 192)
- Illegal possession of paraphernalia (Article 193)
- Prescribing opium unnecessarily (Article 194)
Title Six: Crimes Against Public Morals
- Gambling and betting (Articles 195-199)
- Offenses against decency and good customs (Articles 200-202)
Title Seven: Crimes Committed by Public Officers
- Dereliction of duty (Articles 204-209)
- Bribery (Articles 210-212)
- Frauds and illegal exactions (Articles 213-216)
- Malversation of public funds (Articles 217-222)
- Infidelity in the custody of prisoners and documents (Articles 223-230)
- Other irregularities (Articles 231-244)
- Abuses against chastity (Article 245)
Title Eight: Crimes Against Persons
- Destruction of life:
- Parricide, murder, homicide (Articles 246-249)
- Death caused in a tumultuous affray (Article 251)
- Giving assistance to suicide (Article 253)
- Discharge of firearms (Article 254)
- Infanticide and abortion (Articles 255-259)
- Duel (Articles 260-261)
- Physical injuries (Articles 262-266)
Title Nine: Crimes Against Personal Liberty and Security
- Illegal detention (Articles 267-269)
- Kidnapping of minors (Articles 270-271)
- Slavery and servitude (Articles 272-274)
- Abandonment of helpless persons and exploitation of minors (Articles 275-279)
- Trespass to dwelling (Articles 280-281)
- Threats and coercion (Articles 282-289)
- Discovery and revelation of secrets (Articles 290-292)
Title Ten: Crimes Against Property
- Robbery in general (Articles 293-305)
- Brigandage (Articles 306-307)
- Theft (Articles 308-310)
- Usurpation (Article 312)
- Culpable insolvency (Article 314)
- Swindling and other deceits (Articles 315-318)
- Chattel mortgage (Article 319)
- Arson and other crimes involving destruction (Articles 320-326-B)
- Malicious mischief (Articles 327-331)
Title Eleven: Crimes Against Chastity
- Adultery and concubinage (Articles 333-334)
- Rape and acts of lasciviousness (Articles 335-336)
- Seduction, corruption of minors, and white slave trade (Articles 337-341)
- Abduction (Articles 342-343)
- Provisions relative to the preceding chapters (Articles 344-346)
Title Twelve: Crimes Against the Civil Status of Persons
- Simulation of births and usurpation of civil status (Articles 347-348)
- Illegal marriages (Articles 349-352)
Title Thirteen: Crimes Against Honor
- Libel (Articles 353-362)
- Incriminating machinations (Articles 363-364)
Title Fourteen: Quasi-Offenses
- Criminal negligence (Article 365)
Title Fifteen: Final Provisions
- Application of laws enacted prior to this Code (Article 366)
- Repealing clause (Article 367)
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REVISED PENAL CODE
Act No. 3815
•December 8, 1930
ACT No. 3815 (December 8, 1930)
AN ACT REVISING THE PENAL CODE AND OTHER PENAL LAWS
Preliminary Article - This law shall be known as "The Revised Penal Code."
BOOK ONE
GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE DATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE, AND REGARDING THE OFFENSES, THE PERSONS LIABLE AND THE PENALTIES
Preliminary Title
DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS AND APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE
Article 1. Time when Act takes effect. - This Code shall take effect on the first day of January, nineteen hundred and thirty-two.
Article 2. Application of its provisions. - Except as provided in the treaties and laws of preferential application, the provisions of this Code shall be enforced not only within the Philippine Archipelago, including its atmosphere, its interior waters and maritime zone, but also outside of its jurisdiction, against those who:
1. Should commit an offense while on a Philippine ship or airship
2. Should forge or counterfeit any coin or currency note of the Philippine Islands or obligations and securities issued by...
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