Amendments to the Penal Code
Act No. 3244, enacted on November 28, 1925, amends specific provisions of the Philippine Penal Code regarding theft and fraud. It introduces more severe penalties for theft based on the value of the stolen item, ranging from fines for low-value theft to imprisonment for higher-value cases, with penalties escalating significantly for amounts exceeding fifty thousand pesetas. Additionally, it outlines penalties for fraud related to obligations, with consequences varying according to the monetary value involved, from arresto mayor to presidio corrreccional. This law aims to enhance deterrence against theft and fraud by imposing stricter penalties. The Act took effect upon its approval.
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- What is Amendments to the Penal Code about?
- Act No. 3244, enacted on November 28, 1925, amends specific provisions of the Philippine Penal Code regarding theft and fraud. It introduces more severe penalties for theft based on the value of the stolen item, ranging from fines for low-value theft to imprisonment for higher-value cases, with penalties escalating significantly for amounts exceeding fifty thousand pesetas. Additionally, it outlines penalties for fraud related to obligations, with consequences varying according to the monetary value involved, from arresto mayor to presidio corrreccional. This law aims to enhance deterrence against theft and fraud by imposing stricter penalties. The Act took effect upon its approval.
- What type of law is Act No. 3244?
- Amendments to the Penal Code (Act No. 3244) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendments to the Penal Code enacted?
- Amendments to the Penal Code (Act No. 3244) was enacted on Nov 28, 1925.
- What is the citation for Amendments to the Penal Code?
- Amendments to the Penal Code, Act No. 3244, Nov 28, 1925 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Act No. 3244
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 28, 1925
ACT NO. 3244
AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN AND FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR OF THE PENAL CODE BY IMPOSING MORE SEVERE PENALTIES IN CERTAIN CASES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Article five hundred and eighteen of the Penal Code is hereby amended to react as follows:
"ART. 518. Any person guilty of theft shall suffer:
"1. The penalty of presidio mayor in its minimum and medium degrees, if the value of the thing stolen shall exceed fifty thousand pesetas. aIEDAC
"2. The penalty of presidio corrreccional in its medium and maximum degrees, if the value of the thing stolen shall exceed six thousand two hundred and fifty pesetas, but shall not exceed fifty thousand pesetas.
"3. The penalty of presidio corrreccional in its minimum and medium degrees, if the value of the thing stolen shall exceed one thousand two hundred and fifty pesetas, but shall not exceed six thousand two hundred and fifty pesetas.
"4. The penalty of arresto mayor in its maximum degree to presidio corrreccional in its minimum degree, if the value of the thing stolen shall exceed two hundred and fifty pesetas, but shall not exceed one thousand two hundred and fifty pesetas.
"5. The penalty of arresto mayor to its full extent, if the value of the thing stolen shall exceed twenty-five pesetas, but shall not exceed two hundred and fifty pesetas.
"6. The penalty of arresto mayor in its minimum and medium degrees, if the value of the thing stolen shall not exceed twenty-five pesetas.
"The penalty for the theft of cereals, fruits, or firewood not exceeding sixty-five pesetas in value, shall be a fine of not less than three hundred and twenty-five and not more than five hundred pesetas."
SECTION 2. Article five hundred and thirty-four of the Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"ART. 534. Any person who shall defraud another in the substance, quantity, or quality of anything which he shall deliver to the latter by virtue of an obligation to do so shall suffer:
"1. The penalty of arresto mayor in its minimum and medium degrees, if the fraud shall not exceed two hundred and fifty pesetas.
"2. A penalty ranging from arresto mayor in its medium degree to presidio corrreccional in its minimum degree, when the fraud is not less than two hundred and fifty and not more than six thousand two hundred and fifty pesetas.
"3. The penalty of presidio corrreccional in its minimum and medium degrees, when the fraud is not less than six thousand two hundred and fifty pesetas and not more that fifty thousand pesetas.
"4. The penalty of presidio corrreccional in its maximum degree to presidio mayor in its minimum degree, when the fraud exceeds fifty thousand pesetas." DICSaH
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 28, 1925.
Cite This Law
Amendments to the Penal Code, Act No. 3244, Nov 28, 1925 (Philippines)
Amendments to the Penal Code, Act No. 3244 (Phil. 1925)
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