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Republic Act
Approved June 19, 1965

Republic Act No. 4202

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

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

In plain language

This act amends Article 163 of the Revised Penal Code to impose specific penalties for making, importing, or uttering false coins, with varying punishments based on the type of coin.

  • Amended Article 163 to include penalties for making, importing, or uttering false coins.
  • Prision mayor for silver coins of 10 centavos or above, with a fine up to 10,000 pesos.
  • Prision correccional for minor coinage and foreign currency, with fines up to 2,000 or 1,000 pesos.
Revised Penal Code
Counterfeiting
Penalties

REPUBLIC ACT No. 4202

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

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

Section 1

Article One Hundred Sixty-three of the Revised Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Art. 163. Making and importing and uttering false coins. Any person who makes, imports, or utters false coins, in connivance with counterfeiters or importers, shall suffer:

1. Prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not to exceed 10,000 pesos, if the counterfeited coin be silver coin of the Philippines or coin of the Central Bank of the Philippines of ten-centavo denomination or above. 2. Prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not to exceed 2,000 pesos if the counterfeited coins be any of the minor coinage of the Philippines or of the Central Bank of the Philippines below ten-centavo denomination. 3. Prision correccional in its minimum period and a fine not to exceed 1,000 pesos, if the counterfeited coin be currency of a foreign country.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 19, 1965.

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.