Amendment to Sec. 1 of Act No. 3326
Act No. 3763, approved on November 26, 1930, amends the prescription periods for violations of various laws in the Philippines. It establishes specific timeframes for the prescription of offenses, with durations ranging from two months for municipal ordinance violations to 20 years for treason. Notably, violations of regulations set by the Public Service Commission are also subject to a two-month prescription period. Additionally, offenses under laws administered by the Bureau of Internal Revenue will prescribe after five years. The amendments aim to standardize and clarify the periods for legal accountability regarding various offenses.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3763
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 26, 1930
ACT NO. 3763
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO ESTABLISH PERIODS OF PRESCRIPTION FOR VIOLATIONS PENALIZED BY SPECIAL ACTS AND MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES AND TO PROVIDE WHEN PRESCRIPTION SHALL BEGIN TO RUN," AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE, FIXING TWO MONTHS AS THE TERM FOR THE PRESCRIPTION OF VIOLATIONS OF THE REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered Thirty-three hundred and twenty-six, as amended by Act Numbered Thirty-five hundred and eighty-five, is hereby further amended to read as follows: aCIHAD
"SEC. 1. Violations penalized by special acts shall, unless otherwise provided in such acts, prescribe in accordance with the following rules: (a) after a year for offences punished only by a fine or by imprisonment for not more than one month, or both; (b) after four years for those punished by imprisonment for more than one month, but less than two years; (c) after eight years for those punished by imprisonment for two years or more, but less than six years; and (d) after twelve years for any other offence punished by imprisonment for six years or more, except the crime of treason, which shall prescribe after twenty years: Provided, however, That all offences against any law or part of law administered by the Bureau of Internal Revenue shall prescribe after five years. Violations penalized by municipal ordinances shall prescribe after two months.
"Violations of the regulations or conditions of certificates of public convenience issued by the Public Service Commission, shall prescribe after two months."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved: November 26, 1930
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 1 of Act No. 3326, Act No. 3763, Nov 26, 1930 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 1 of Act No. 3326, Act No. 3763 (Phil. 1930)
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