Article 45Confiscation and forfeiture of the proceeds or instruments of the crime
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Every penalty imposed for a felony includes the forfeiture of the instruments used in committing the crime and the proceeds of the crime, which are confiscated in favor of the government.
Official text — Act No. 3815
Confiscation and forfeiture of the proceeds or instruments of the crime.
-Every penalty imposed for the commission of a felony shall carry with it the forfeiture of the proceeds of the crime and the instruments or tools with which it was committed.
Such proceeds and instruments or tools shall be confiscated and forfeited in favor of the Government, unless they be the property of a third person not liable for the offense, but those articles which are not subject of lawful commerce shall be destroyed.
CHAPTER FOUR
APPLICATION OF PENALTIES
SECTION ONE.-Rules for the application of penalties to the persons criminally liable, criminally liable and for the graduation of the same
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