Book Two — Crimes and penalties

Title Seven

Crimes Committed by Public Officers

• Preliminary Provisions

  Art. 203Who are public officers

• Malfeasance and Misfeasance in Office

  Art. 204Knowingly rendering unjust judgment
• Art. 205Judgment rendered through negligence
• Art. 206Unjust interlocutory order
• Art. 207Malicious delay in the administration of justice
• Art. 208Prosecution of offenses; negligence and tolerance
• Art. 209Betrayal of trust by an attorney or solicitor. Revelation of SecretsAmended
• Art. 210Direct bribery
• Art. 211Indirect bribery
• Art. 211-AQualified BriberyInserted
• Art. 212Corruption of public officials

• Frauds and Illegal Exactions and Transactions

  Art. 213Frauds against the public treasury and similar offensesAmended
• Art. 214Other frauds
• Art. 215Prohibited transactionsAmended
• Art. 216Possession of prohibited interest by a public officerAmended

• Malversation of Public Funds or Property

  Art. 217Malversation of public funds or property. Presumption of malversationAmended
• Art. 218Failure of accountable officer to render accountsAmended
• Art. 219Failure of a responsible public officer to render accounts before leaving the countryAmended
• Art. 220Illegal use of public funds or property
• Art. 221Failure to make delivery of public funds or propertyAmended
• Art. 222Officers included in the preceding provisions

• Infidelity Op Public Officers

  Art. 223Conniving with or consenting to evasion
• Art. 224Evasion through negligence
• Art. 225Escape of prisoner under the custody of a under custody of a person not a public person not a public officer
• Art. 226Removal, concealment or destruction of documentsAmended
• Art. 227Officer breaking sealAmended
• Art. 228Opening of closed documentsAmended
• Art. 229Revelation of secrets by an officerAmended
• Art. 230Public officer revealing secrets of private individualAmended

• Other Offenses or Irregularities by Public Officers

  Art. 231Open disobedienceAmended
• Art. 232Disobedience to order of superior officer, when said order was suspended by inferior officer
• Art. 233Refusal of assistanceAmended
• Art. 234Refusal to discharge elective officeAmended
• Art. 235Maltreatment of prisonersAmended
• Art. 236Anticipation of duties of a public officeAmended
• Art. 237Prolonging performance of duties and powersAmended
• Art. 238Abandonment of office or position
• Art. 239Usurpation of legislative powersAmended
• Art. 240Usurpation of executive functions
• Art. 241Usurpation of judicial functions
• Art. 242Disobeying request for disqualificationAmended
• Art. 243Orders or requests by executive officers to any judicial authorityAmended
• Art. 244Unlawful appointmentsAmended
• Art. 245Abuses against chastity-Penalties

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.