Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING CERTAIN OFFENSES IN THE REVISED PENAL CODE
Date filed
September 5, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2901, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING CERTAIN OFFENSES IN THE REVISED PENAL CODE |
| ABSTRACT : Offenses Decriminalized. - The following offenses under the Revised Penal Code are hereby decriminalized: (a) Vagrants as defined in Art. 202. (b) Pre-mature marriage as defined in Art. 351. (c) Abandonment of minor by person entrusted with his custody; indifference of parents as defined in Art. 277. The enactment of the proposed bill also answers one of the causes of a prolonged disposition of criminal offenses thereby contributing to the over clogging of our courts which suppose crimes are but products of omissions, negligence and without necessarily disturbing the peace and order of our community. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LANOT, HENRY P. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-09-05 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Syjuco (023 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: chnge of cttee. ref'l fr. Rev. of Laws as per J.69;p.69( May 5-7,2003) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2001-09-25 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON WOMEN |
Abstract
Offenses Decriminalized. - The following offenses under the Revised Penal Code are hereby decriminalized: (a) Vagrants as defined in Art. 202. (b) Pre-mature marriage as defined in Art. 351. (c) Abandonment of minor by person entrusted with his custody; indifference of parents as defined in Art. 277. The enactment of the proposed bill also answers one of the causes of a prolonged disposition of criminal offenses thereby contributing to the over clogging of our courts which suppose crimes are but products of omissions, negligence and without necessarily disturbing the peace and order of our community.
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