Article 201Immoral doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions
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Immoral doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions.
Official text — Act No. 3815
Immoral doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions.
-The penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period, or a fine ranging from 200 to 2,000 pesos, or both, shall be imposed upon:
1. Those who shall publicly expound or proclaim doctrines openly contrary to public morals;
2. The authors of obscene literature, published with their knowledge in any form, and the editors publishing such literature;
3. Those who in theaters, fairs, cinematographs or any other place open to public view, shall exhibit indecent or immoral plays, scenes, acts or shows; and
4. Those who shall sell, give away or exhibit prints, engravings, sculptures or literature which are offensive to morals.
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