Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 2364)
The title of Act No. 2364 is 'An Act Providing for the Punishment of Persons Guilty of Infidelity in the Custody of Prisoners Detained for or Convicted of a Crime Punished by the Laws Enacted by the Philippine Commission or by the Philippine Legislature.'
Any acts defined and penalized in Articles 358 and 359 of the Penal Code related to infidelity in the custody of prisoners are punishable under this law.
Any person committing infidelity in the custody of prisoners detained or convicted of a crime or misdemeanor punished under laws enacted by the Philippine Commission or the Philippine Legislature.
The maximum fine is two thousand pesos, and the maximum imprisonment is two years, or both, at the discretion of the court.
Yes, offenders shall be sentenced to disqualification from holding public office for a term not to exceed ten years.
The penalty is a fine not to exceed two hundred pesos, or imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both, at the court's discretion, plus disqualification from holding public office for a period not to exceed two years.
The Act refers to Articles 358 and 359 of the Penal Code.
It took effect upon its passage on February 28, 1914, pursuant to Section 1 of Act Numbered 1945 of the Philippine Legislature.
It pertains to the violation of duties by persons entrusted with the custody of prisoners, such as neglect or betrayal of prisoner's rights, as defined in Articles 358 and 359 of the Penal Code.
The disqualification penalty prevents convicted offenders from holding any public office for the specified period, which serves as an additional sanction alongside fines or imprisonment.