Title
Supreme Court
Amendment on Prescription Periods for Violations
Law
Act No. 3585
Decision Date
Nov 27, 1929
The amendment to Section 1 of Act No. 3326 introduces prescription periods for violations penalized by special acts, with different time frames based on the severity of the offense, and also includes prescription periods for violations penalized by municipal ordinances.

Q&A (Act No. 3585)

Act No. 3585 is titled "An Act to Amend Section One of Act Numbered Thirty-three hundred and twenty-six, Entitled 'An Act to Establish Periods of Prescription for Violations Penalized by Special Acts and Municipal Ordinances and to Provide When Prescription Shall Begin to Run.'"

It primarily amends Section 1 of Act No. 3326, specifically defining the periods of prescription for violations penalized by special acts and municipal ordinances.

Such violations prescribe after one year.

These offenses prescribe after four years.

The prescriptive period is eight years.

The prescription period is twelve years, except for the crime of treason.

The crime of treason prescribes after twenty years.

Such offenses prescribe after five years, regardless of the general provisions.

They prescribe after two months.

The prescription period generally begins to run from the date the offense is committed, unless otherwise provided.

Yes, violations penalized by special acts have varied prescriptive periods based on the penalty severity, while violations under municipal ordinances uniformly prescribe after two months.

The Act took effect upon its approval on November 27, 1929.


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