Title
Amendment on penalties for false coins
Law
Republic Act No. 4202
Decision Date
Jun 19, 1965
Republic Act No. 4202 amends the penalties for making, importing, and uttering false coins in collaboration with counterfeiters or importers in the Philippines, with specific penalties based on the type of counterfeited coin.
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Q&A (Republic Act No. 4202)

Republic Act No. 4202 amends Article 163 of the Revised Penal Code, which deals with making, importing, and uttering false coins.

The making, importing, or uttering of false coins in connivance with counterfeiters or importers are penalized under this provision.

The penalty is Prision Mayor in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not exceeding 10,000 pesos.

Prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not exceeding 2,000 pesos is imposed.

The offender faces Prision correccional in its minimum period and a fine not exceeding 1,000 pesos.

Yes, the law applies penalties specifically to persons making, importing, or uttering false coins in connivance with counterfeiters or importers.

The Act took effect upon its approval on June 19, 1965.

The Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled enacted Republic Act No. 4202.

It amends Article 163 to specify the types of counterfeit coins and corresponding penalties for making, importing, or uttering them.

The maximum fine is 2,000 pesos.


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