Book One — General provisions, felonies and penalties

Title One

Felonies and Circumstances Which Affect Criminal Liability

• Felonies

  Art. 3Definition
• Art. 4Criminal liability
• Art. 5Duty of the court in connection with acts which should be repressed but which are not covered by the law, and in cases of excessive penalties
• Art. 6Consummated, frustrated, and attempted felonies
• Art. 7When light felonies are punishable
• Art. 8Conspiracy and proposal to commit felony
• Art. 9Grave felonies, less grave felonies and light feloniesAmended
• Art. 10Offenses not subject to the provisions of this Code

• Justifying Circumstances and Circumstances Which Exempt From Criminal Liability

  Art. 11Justifying circumstances
• Art. 12Circumstances which exempt from criminal liability

• Circumstances Which Mitigate Criminal Liability

  Art. 13Mitigating circumstances

• Circumstances Which Aggravate Criminal Liability

  Art. 14Aggravating circumstancesAmended

• Alternative Circumstances

  Art. 15Their concept

Consolidated by Alleba from the 1930 text of Act No. 3815 (Lawphil) and the amending Republic Acts in our library. Amendments made by Presidential Decrees, Batas Pambansa or executive orders are not yet included. 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.