Acts No. 4117

: It is an act that amends the first paragraph of Article 80 of the Revised Penal Code concerning the suspension of sentence of minor delinquents.
: A minor is defined as a person under eighteen years of age at the time the crime was committed.
: The court, after hearing the evidence, shall suspend further proceedings instead of pronouncing judgment of conviction and commit the minor to a suitable institution or responsible person for custody and care.
: The court can commit the minor to a public or private benevolent or charitable institution for care or to any other responsible person, under supervision.
: Institutions established under the law for the care, correction, or education of orphaned, homeless, defective, and delinquent children.
: The Director of Public Welfare or any of his agents or representatives, or in their absence, the superintendent of public schools or their representatives supervise the custody.
: The minor may be kept in the custody or care until they reach the age of majority or for a lesser period as determined proper by the court.
: According to this law, the court shall suspend the pronouncement of judgment of conviction for minors and instead take alternative custody or care measures.
: The Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines enacted Acts No. 4117.
: The act took effect upon its approval on December 7, 1933.