Amendment to Art. 163 of Revised Penal Code Re: False Coins
Republic Act No. 4202, approved on June 19, 1965, amends Article 163 of the Revised Penal Code concerning the making, importing, and uttering of false coins. The Act stipulates varying penalties based on the type of counterfeit coin involved: offenders face imprisonment of Prision Mayor and fines up to 10,000 pesos for counterfeiting silver coins or higher denominations, Prision Correccional for minor coins with fines up to 2,000 pesos, and lesser penalties for foreign currency. The law aims to deter counterfeiting activities by imposing significant penalties. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on May 16, 1966.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 4202
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 19, 1965
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4202
AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE
SECTION 1. Article One Hundred Sixty-three of the Revised Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Art. 163. Making and importing and uttering false coins. — Any person who makes, imports, or utters false coins, in connivance with counterfeiters or importers, shall suffer:
1. Prision Mayor in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not to exceed 10,000 pesos, if the counterfeited coin be silver coin of the Philippines or coin of the Central Bank of the Philippines of ten-centavo denomination or above.
2. Prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not to exceed 2,000 pesos if the counterfeited coins be any of the minor coinage of the Philippines or of the Central Bank of the Philippines below ten-centavo denomination.
3. Prision correccional in its minimum period and a fine not to exceed 1,000 pesos, if the counterfeited coin be currency of a foreign country." acd
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 19, 1965
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 62, No. 20, p. 3356 on May 16, 1966
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Amendment to Art. 163 of Revised Penal Code Re: False Coins, Republic Act No. 4202, Jun 19, 1965 (Philippines)
Amendment to Art. 163 of Revised Penal Code Re: False Coins, Republic Act No. 4202 (Phil. 1965)
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