Amendment to Sec. 3 of Act No. 3203
Act No. 3725, approved on November 21, 1930, amends Section 3 of Act No. 3203 regarding the care and custody of neglected and delinquent children. It allows minors under eighteen, accused of non-capital offenses, to be committed to appropriate institutions or remain under probation with supervision, rather than face immediate sentencing. Importantly, the court must consider the religious affiliations of the minor and their family when committing them to private institutions. Additionally, the Act grants minors the right to appeal their commitment orders in accordance with established criminal procedures.
Quick Answers
- What is Amendment to Sec. 3 of Act No. 3203 about?
- Act No. 3725, approved on November 21, 1930, amends Section 3 of Act No. 3203 regarding the care and custody of neglected and delinquent children. It allows minors under eighteen, accused of non-capital offenses, to be committed to appropriate institutions or remain under probation with supervision, rather than face immediate sentencing. Importantly, the court must consider the religious affiliations of the minor and their family when committing them to private institutions. Additionally, the Act grants minors the right to appeal their commitment orders in accordance with established criminal procedures.
- What type of law is Act No. 3725?
- Amendment to Sec. 3 of Act No. 3203 (Act No. 3725) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to Sec. 3 of Act No. 3203 enacted?
- Amendment to Sec. 3 of Act No. 3203 (Act No. 3725) was enacted on Nov 21, 1930.
- What is the citation for Amendment to Sec. 3 of Act No. 3203?
- Amendment to Sec. 3 of Act No. 3203, Act No. 3725, Nov 21, 1930 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3725
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 21, 1930
ACT NO. 3725
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR APPEAL IN CASES OF ORDERS OF COMMITMENT OF DELINQUENT MINORS BY AMENDING SECTION THREE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED AND THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT RELATING TO THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF NEGLECTED AND DELINQUENT CHILDREN; PROVIDING PROBATION OFFICERS THEREFOR; IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF ITS PROVISIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
SECTION 1. Section three of Act Numbered Thirty-two hundred and three is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 3. Whenever any boy or girl less than eighteen years of age shall be accused in any court of an offense not punishable by life imprisonment or death, the court, before passing sentence of conviction, shall suspend all further proceedings in the case and shall commit such minor to the custody of any of the institutions mentioned in sections one and two of this Act, until said minor shall have reached his majority or for such less period as to the court may seem proper, subject to the conditions provided in section seven hereof, or may allow him to remain and be cared for elsewhere, under probation and subject to visitation and supervision of a probation officer, as hereinafter provided, whom the court may require to report from time to time on the case: Provided, That the court prior to making the commitment of any minor to any private institution shall take into consideration the religion of the minor and that of his parents or next of kin, and avoid his commitment to any private institution not under the control and supervision of the religious sect or denomination to which such minor or his parents or next of kin belong: Provided, further, That any such minor may appeal from the order of commitment issued as in this section provided in the same manner as appeals are made in all criminal cases in accordance with General Orders Numbered Fifty-eight, known as the Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 21, 1930.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 3 of Act No. 3203, Act No. 3725, Nov 21, 1930 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 3 of Act No. 3203, Act No. 3725 (Phil. 1930)
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