Article 26Fine-When afflictive, correctional or light penalty

Act No. 3815 · Revised Penal CodeKey provision

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Fine-When afflictive, correctional or light penalty.

Official text — Act No. 3815

Fine-When afflictive, correctional or light penalty.

-A fine, whether imposed as a single or as an alternative penalty, shall be considered an afflictive penalty, if it exceeds 6,000 pesos; a correctional penalty, if it does not exceed 6,000 pesos but is not less than 200 pesos; and a light penalty, if it be less than 200 pesos.

CHAPTER THREE

DURATION AND EFFECT OF PENALTIES

SECTION ONE.-Duration of Penalties

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

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