Book Two — Crimes and penalties

Title Twelve

Crimes against the Civil Status of Persons

• Simulation of Births and Usurpation of Civil Status

  Art. 347Simulation of births, substitution of one child for another and concealment or abandonment of a legitimate childAmended
• Art. 348Usurpation of civil status

• Illegal Marriages

  Art. 349Bigamy
• Art. 350Marriage contracted against provisions of laws
• Art. 351Premature marriagesRepealed
• Art. 352Performance of illegal marriage ceremony

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.