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Amendment to Penal Code
Approved June 21, 1957

Republic Act No. 1802

An act to amend article three hundred and sixty-five of the revised penal code

An Act to Amend Article Three Hundred and Sixty-Five of the Revised Penal Code

In plain language

The act amends Article 365 of the Revised Penal Code to clarify penalties for reckless imprudence and simple imprudence or negligence, including fines for property damage and discretionary sentencing, while specifying exclusions and defining key terms.

  • Amendment of Article 365 to specify penalties for reckless imprudence and simple imprudence or negligence.
  • Definition of fines ranging from the value of damages to three times that value, not less than twenty-five pesos.
  • Provision for discretionary sentencing without regard to Article 64.
  • Exclusions for cases where penalties are lower or involve automobile law violations.
  • Definitions of reckless and simple imprudence.
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REPUBLIC ACT No. 1802

An Act to Amend Section Two Hundred Seventy-One of the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended, Relative to Vacation Leave of Judges of First Instance

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Section two hundred seventy-one of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred eleven, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Two hundred and twenty and further amended by Republic Act Numbered Thirteen hundred ninety-nine, is further amended to read as follows:

> "Sec. 271. Leave of absence of Judges of First Instance. During the yearly court vacation, the judges of first instance not specially assigned to vacation duly shall be upon vacation leave. In case of those who are assigned to vacation duty, they shall be entitled to vacation leave at any subsequent time for the same number of days that they spend on vacation duty but not exceeding two months per year, one month of said leave being cumulative; but the total amount of leave that can accumulate to the credit of a judge of first instance at any one time shall not exceed ten months, which a judge may enjoy, including the two months of court vacation or the two months' leave in lieu thereof if in the opinion of the Department Head, the exigencies of the service permit."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect as of January 1, 1956.

Approved: June 22, 1957.

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.