Title
Amendment to Prescription Periods for Violations
Law
Act No. 3763
Decision Date
Nov 26, 1930
Act No. 3763 amends the prescription periods for various offenses, establishing a two-month limit for violations of public service regulations and outlining specific timeframes for other offenses based on their severity.
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Q&A (Act No. 3763)

According to Act No. 3763, offenses punished only by a fine or imprisonment for not more than one month prescribe after one year.

The prescription period for offenses punishable by imprisonment for more than one month but less than two years is four years.

Offenses punishable by imprisonment for two years or more but less than six years prescribe after eight years.

The prescription period is twelve years for offenses punishable by imprisonment for six years or more, except for the crime of treason.

The crime of treason prescribes after twenty years.

Offenses against any law or part of a law administered by the Bureau of Internal Revenue prescribe after five years.

Violations penalized by municipal ordinances prescribe after two months.

Yes, the prescription periods prescribed in Act No. 3763 apply unless otherwise provided in special acts.

Act No. 3763 took effect upon its approval on November 26, 1930.


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