REPUBLIC ACT No. 6425 April 4, 1972
THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 1972
Section 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known and cited as "The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972."
ARTICLE I
Definition of termsSection 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, the term:
(a) "Administer" refers to the act of introducing any dangerous drug into the body of any person, with or without his knowledge, by injection, ingestion or other means or of committing any act of indispensable assistance to a person in administering a dangerous drug to himself;
(b) "Board" refers to the Dangerous Drugs Board created under Section 35, Article VIII of this Act;
(c) "Centers" refers to any of the treatment and rehabilitation centers for drug dependents referred to in Section 34, Article VII of this Act;
(d) "Cultivate or culture" means the act of knowingly planting, growing, raising or permitting the planting, growing or raising of any plant which is the source of a prohibited drug;
(e) "Dangerous drugs" refers to either:
(1) "Prohibited drug," which includes...
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THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 1972
Republic Act No. 6425
Summary of Republic Act No. 6425 (The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972)
Definitions (Section 2)
- Defines key terms like "administer", "Board", "centers", "cultivate or culture", "dangerous drugs" (prohibited and regulated drugs), "deliver", "drug dependence", "employee" of a drug den, "Indian hemp", "manufacture", "narcotic drug", "opium", "pusher", "school", "sell", and "use".
Prohibited Drugs (Article II)
- Importation of prohibited drugs: 14 years and 1 day to life imprisonment, 14,000 to 30,000 peso fine (Section 3)
- Sale, administration, delivery, distribution, transportation of prohibited drugs: 12 years and 1 day to 20 years imprisonment, 12,000 to 20,000 peso fine; if victim is a minor, maximum penalty; if prohibited drug causes death, life imprisonment to death, 20,000 to 30,000 peso fine (Section 4)
- Maintaining a drug den: 12 years and 1 day to 20 years imprisonment, 12,000 to 20,000 peso fine; if prohibited drug administered/sold to minor, maximum penalty; if prohibited drug causes death, life imprisonment to death, 20,000 to 30,000 peso fine (Section 5)
- Employees and visitors of drug den: 2 years and 1 day to 6 years imprisonment, 2,000 to 6,000 peso fine (Section 6)
- Manufacture of prohibited drugs: life imprisonment to death, 20,000 to 30,000 peso fine (Section 7)
- Possession or use of prohibited drugs: 6 years and 1 day to 12 years imprisonment, 6,000 to 12,000 peso fine; for Indian hemp, 6 months and 1 day to 6 years imprisonment, 600 to 6,000 peso fine (Section 8)
- Cultivation of plants that are sources of prohibited drugs: 14 years and 1 day to life imprisonment, 14,000 to 30,000 peso fine; land to be confiscated (Section 9)
- Failure to maintain records on prohibited drugs: 1 year and 1 day to 6 years imprisonment, 1,000 to 6,000 peso fine; license revocation for practitioners (Section 10)
- Unlawful prescription of prohibited drugs: 8 years and 1 day to 12 years imprisonment, 8,000 to 12,000 peso fine (Section 11)
- Unnecessary prescription of prohibited drugs: 4 years and 1 day to 12 years imprisonment, 4,000 to 12,000 peso fine; license revocation for practitioners (Section 12)
- Possession of drug paraphernalia: 6 months and 1 day to 4 years imprisonment, 600 to 4,000 peso fine (Section 13)
Regulated Drugs (Article III)
- Importation of regulated drugs: 6 years and 1 day to 12 years imprisonment, 6,000 to 12,000 peso fine (Section 14)
- Sale, administration, dispensation, delivery, transportation, distribution of regulated drugs: 6 years and 1 day to 12 years imprisonment, 6,000 to 12,000 peso fine; license revocation for practitioners (Section 15)
- Possession or use of regulated drugs without license/prescription: 6 months and 1 day to 4 years imprisonment, 600 to 4,000 peso fine (Section 16)
- Failure to maintain records on regulated drugs: 6 months and 1 day to 4 years imprisonment, 600 to 4,000 peso fine (Section 17)
- Unlawful prescription of regulated drugs: 4 years and 1 day to 8 years imprisonment, 4,000 to 8,000 peso fine (Section 18)
- Unnecessary prescription of regulated drugs: 6 months and 1 day to 4 years imprisonment, 600 to 4,000 peso fine; license revocation for practitioners (Section 19)
Common Provisions (Article IV)
- Confiscation and forfeiture of proceeds/instruments of the crime (Section 20)
- Penalties for attempt and conspiracy for certain offenses (Section 21)
- Additional penalty of deportation for alien offenders (Section 22)
- Criminal liability of officers of organizations that violate the law (Section 23)
- Higher penalties for government officials/employees, police, military (Section 24)
- Record-keeping requirements for pharmacists, physicians, importers, manufacturers, etc. (Section 25)
- Higher penalty for using diplomatic passport to import drugs: life imprisonment, 30,000 peso fine, passport confiscation (Section 26)
- Higher penalty for group use of drugs: maximum penalty under Sections 8 and 16 (Section 27)
Educational Measures (Article V)
- School heads, supervisors, teachers as persons in authority to apprehend violators (Section 28)
- Integration of drug education into school curricula (Section 29)
Rehabilitative Confinement and Suspension of Sentence (Article VI)
- Voluntary confinement exempts drug dependent from criminal liability (Section 30)
- Compulsory treatment after arrest; time deducted from sentence (Section 31)
- Suspension of sentence for first-time minor offenders (Section 32)
- Penalty for violating confidentiality of records (Section 33)
Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers (Article VII)
- Establishment and operation of government and private treatment centers (Section 34)
Dangerous Drugs Board (Article VIII)
- Creation, composition, and powers/duties of the Dangerous Drugs Board (Sections 35-36)
Appropriations and Management of Funds (Article IX)
- Appropriation of funds for implementation (Section 37)
- Management of funds and annual report by the Board (Section 38)
Jurisdiction and Reclassification (Article X)
- Jurisdiction of Circuit Criminal Courts over dangerous drug cases (Section 39)
- Process for reclassification, addition, or removal of drugs from the list (Section 40)
Final Provisions (Article XI)
- Separability clause (Section 41)
- Repealing inconsistent laws (Section 42)
- Effectivity date (Section 43)
Definitions (Section 2)
- Defines key terms like "administer", "Board", "centers", "cultivate or culture", "dangerous drugs" (prohibited and regulated drugs), "deliver", "drug dependence", "employee" of a drug den, "Indian hemp", "manufacture", "narcotic drug", "opium", "pusher", "school", "sell", and "use".
Prohibited Drugs (Article II)
- Importation of prohibited drugs: 14 years and 1 day to life imprisonment, 14,000 to 30,000 peso fine (Section 3)
- Sale, administration, delivery, distribution, transportation of prohibited drugs: 12 years and 1 day to 20 years imprisonment, 12,000 to 20,000 peso fine; if victim is a minor, maximum penalty; if prohibited drug causes death, life imprisonment to death, 20,000 to 30,000 peso fine (Section 4)
- Maintaining a drug den: 12 years and 1 day to 20 years imprisonment, 12,000 to 20,000 peso fine; if prohibited drug administered/sold to minor, maximum penalty; if prohibited drug causes death, life imprisonment to death, 20,000 to 30,000 peso fine (Section 5)
- Employees and visitors of drug den: 2 years and 1 day to 6 years imprisonment, 2,000 to 6,000 peso fine (Section 6)
- Manufacture of prohibited drugs: life imprisonment to death, 20,000 to 30,000 peso fine (Section 7)
- Possession or use of prohibited drugs: 6 years and 1 day to 12 years imprisonment, 6,000 to 12,000 peso fine; for Indian hemp, 6 months and 1 day to 6 years imprisonment, 600 to 6,000 peso fine (Section 8)
- Cultivation of plants that are sources of prohibited drugs: 14 years and 1 day to life imprisonment, 14,000 to 30,000 peso fine; land to be confiscated (Section 9)
- Failure to maintain records on prohibited drugs: 1 year and 1 day to 6 years imprisonment, 1,000 to 6,000 peso fine; license revocation for practitioners (Section 10)
- Unlawful prescription of prohibited drugs: 8 years and 1 day to 12 years imprisonment, 8,000 to 12,000 peso fine (Section 11)
- Unnecessary prescription of prohibited drugs: 4 years and 1 day to 12 years imprisonment, 4,000 to 12,000 peso fine; license revocation for practitioners (Section 12)
- Possession of drug paraphernalia: 6 months and 1 day to 4 years imprisonment, 600 to 4,000 peso fine (Section 13)
Regulated Drugs (Article III)
- Importation of regulated drugs: 6 years and 1 day to 12 years imprisonment, 6,000 to 12,000 peso fine (Section 14)
- Sale, administration, dispensation, delivery, transportation, distribution of regulated drugs: 6 years and 1 day to 12 years imprisonment, 6,000 to 12,000 peso fine; license revocation for practitioners (Section 15)
- Possession or use of regulated drugs without license/prescription: 6 months and 1 day to 4 years imprisonment, 600 to 4,000 peso fine (Section 16)
- Failure to maintain records on regulated drugs: 6 months and 1 day to 4 years imprisonment, 600 to 4,000 peso fine (Section 17)
- Unlawful prescription of regulated drugs: 4 years and 1 day to 8 years imprisonment, 4,000 to 8,000 peso fine (Section 18)
- Unnecessary prescription of regulated drugs: 6 months and 1 day to 4 years imprisonment, 600 to 4,000 peso fine; license revocation for practitioners (Section 19)
Common Provisions (Article IV)
- Confiscation and forfeiture of proceeds/instruments of the crime (Section 20)
- Penalties for attempt and conspiracy for certain offenses (Section 21)
- Additional penalty of deportation for alien offenders (Section 22)
- Criminal liability of officers of organizations that violate the law (Section 23)
- Higher penalties for government officials/employees, police, military (Section 24)
- Record-keeping requirements for pharmacists, physicians, importers, manufacturers, etc. (Section 25)
- Higher penalty for using diplomatic passport to import drugs: life imprisonment, 30,000 peso fine, passport confiscation (Section 26)
- Higher penalty for group use of drugs: maximum penalty under Sections 8 and 16 (Section 27)
Educational Measures (Article V)
- School heads, supervisors, teachers as persons in authority to apprehend violators (Section 28)
- Integration of drug education into school curricula (Section 29)
Rehabilitative Confinement and Suspension of Sentence (Article VI)
- Voluntary confinement exempts drug dependent from criminal liability (Section 30)
- Compulsory treatment after arrest; time deducted from sentence (Section 31)
- Suspension of sentence for first-time minor offenders (Section 32)
- Penalty for violating confidentiality of records (Section 33)
Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers (Article VII)
- Establishment and operation of government and private treatment centers (Section 34)
Dangerous Drugs Board (Article VIII)
- Creation, composition, and powers/duties of the Dangerous Drugs Board (Sections 35-36)
Appropriations and Management of Funds (Article IX)
- Appropriation of funds for implementation (Section 37)
- Management of funds and annual report by the Board (Section 38)
Jurisdiction and Reclassification (Article X)
- Jurisdiction of Circuit Criminal Courts over dangerous drug cases (Section 39)
- Process for reclassification, addition, or removal of drugs from the list (Section 40)
Final Provisions (Article XI)
- Separability clause (Section 41)
- Repealing inconsistent laws (Section 42)
- Effectivity date (Section 43)