Article 177Usurpation of official functions

Act No. 3815 · Revised Penal CodeKey provision

ELI5— what this means for you

Usurpation of authority: pretending to be a public officer, agent, or representative (e.g., posing as a policeman, DSWD officer, or BIR agent) or performing acts belonging to a public office you don't hold.

Official text — Act No. 3815

Usurpation of official functions.

-Any person who, under pretense of official position, shall perform any act pertaining to any person in authority or public officer, without being lawfully entitled to do so, shall suffer the penalty of prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods,

Source: lawphil.net (Act No. 3815 as amended)

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