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Article 76Legal period of duration of divisible penalties

Act No. 3815 · Revised Penal CodeKey provision

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Legal period of duration of divisible penalties.

Official text — Act No. 3815

Legal period of duration of divisible penalties.

-The legal period of duration of divisible penalties shall be considered as divided into three parts, forming three periods, the minimum, the medium, and the maximum in the manner shown in the following table:

TABLE SHOWING THE DURATION OF DIVISIBLE PENALTIES AND THE TIME INCLUDED IN EACH OF THEIR PERIODS

Penalties

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 period

Reclusion temporal

From 12 years and 1 day to 20 years.

From 12 years and 1 day to 14 years and 8 months.

From 14 years, 8 months and 1 day to 17 years and 4 months

From 17 years, 4 months and 1 day to 20 years.

Prision mayor,

absolute disqualification and special temporary disqualification.

From 6 years and 1 From 6 years and day to 12 years.

From 6 years and 1 day to 8 years.

From 8 years and 1 day to 10 years.

From 10 years and 1 day to 12 years.

Prision correccional, suspension and destierro

From 6 months and 1 day to 6 years.

From 6 months and 1 day to 2 years and 4 months.

From 2 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and 2 months.

From 4 years, 2 months and 1 day to 6 years.

Arresto mayor

From 1 month and 1 day to 6 months.

From 1 to 2 months.

From 2 months and 1 day to 4 months.

From 4 months and 1 day to 6 months.

Arresto menor

From 1 to 30 days.

From 1 to 10 days.

From 11 to 20 days.

From 21 to 30 days.

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

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