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Article 25. Penalties which may be imposed.

Principal Penalties
Capital punishment: Death. Afflictive penalties: Reclusion perpetua, Reclusion temporal, Perpetual or temporary absolute disqualification, Perpetual or temporary special disqualification, Prision mayor. Correctional penalties: Prision correccional, Arresto mayor, Suspension, Destierro. Light penalties: Arresto menor, Public censure. Penalties common to the three preceding classes: Fine, and Bond to keep the peace. Accessory Penalties Perpetual or temporary absolute disqualification, Perpetual or temporary special disqualification, Suspension from public office, the right to vote and be voted for, the profession or calling. Civil interdiction, Indemnification, Forfeiture or confiscation of instruments and proceeds of the offense, Payment of costs.

Article 61. Rules for graduating penalties. TABULATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHAPTER
CASE Penalty Prescribe for the crime Penalty to be imposed upon the principal in a frustrated crime, and accomplice in a consummated crime Reclusion Perpetua Reclusion Temporal Prision Mayor in its maximum period to reclusion temporal in its medium period Prision correccional in its maximum period to prision mayor in its medium period. Penalty to be imposed upon the principal in an attempted crime, the accessory in the consummated crime and the accomplices in a frustrated crime. Reclusion Temporal Prision Mayor Penalty to be imposed upon the accessory in a frustrated crime, and the accomplices in an attempted crime Prision Mayor Prision Correccional Penalty to be imposed upon the accessory in an attempted crime Prision Correccional Arresto Mayor

1ST 2ND 3RD

Death Reclusion Perpetua to Death Reclusion Temporal in its maximum period to death

Prision correccional in its Arresto Mayor in it s maximum Fine and Arresto maximum period to prision mayor period to prision correccional Mayor in its in its medium period in its medium period minimum and medium periods Arresto mayor in its maximum period to prision correccional in its medium period. Fine and Arresto Mayor in its minimum and medium periods Fine.

4TH

Prision Mayor in its maximum period to reclusion temporal in its medium period.

Article 70. Successive service of sentences


1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Death, Reclusion perpetua, Reclusion temporal, Prision mayor, Prision correccional, Arresto mayor, 7. 8. 9. Arresto menor, Destierro, Perpetual absolute disqualification, 10. Temporary absolute disqualification. 11. Suspension from public office, the right to vote and be voted for, the right to follow a profession or calling, and 12. Public censure.

Article 71. Graduated scales SCALE NO. 1


1. Death, 2. Reclusion perpetua, 3. Reclusion temporal, 4. Prision mayor, 5. Prision correccional, 6. Arresto mayor, 7. Destierro, 8. Arresto menor, 9. Public censure, 10. Fine.

SCALE NO. 2
1. Perpetual absolute disqualification, 2. Temporary absolute disqualification 3. Suspension from public office, the right to vote and be voted for, the right to follow a profession or calling, 4. Public censure, 5. Fine.

Article 76. Legal period of duration of divisible penalties TABLE SHOWING THE DURATION OF DIVISIBLE PENALTIES AND THE TIME INCLUDED IN EACH OF THEIR PERIODS
Penalties Reclusion temporal Time included in the penalty in its entirety Time included in its minimum period Time included in its medium period Time included in its maximum From 17 years, 4 months and 1 day to 20 years.

From 12 years and 1 day to 20 From 12 years and 1 day to From 14 years, 8 months years. 14 years and 8 months. and 1 day to 17 years and 4 months. From 6 years and 1 day to 12 years. From 6 months and 1 day to 6 years. From 1 month and 1 day to months. From 1 to 30 days.

Prision mayor, absolute disqualification and special temporary disqualification Prision correccional, suspension and destierro Arresto mayor Arresto menor

From 6 years and 1 day to 8 From 8 years and 1 day to From 10 years and 1 day to 12 years. 10 years. years. From 6 months and 1 day to From 2 years, 4 months From 4 years, 2 months and 1 day 2 years and 4 months. and 1 day to 4 years and 2 to 6 years. months. From 1 to 2 months. From 1 to 10 days. From 2 months and 1 day to 4 months. From 11 to 20 days. From 4 months and 1 day to 6 months. From 21 to 30 days.

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