Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT IMPOSING STIFFER PENALTIES AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS, WHO, MALICIOUSLY REFRAIN FROM INSTITUTING PROSECUTION FOR THE PUNISHMENT OF VIOLATORS OF THE LAW OR FOR FAILURE TO TESTIFY IN COURT RESULTING TO THE DISMISSAL OF CASES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 208 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
February 22, 2005
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03780 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT IMPOSING STIFFER PENALTIES AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS, WHO, MALICIOUSLY REFRAIN FROM INSTITUTING PROSECUTION FOR THE PUNISHMENT OF VIOLATORS OF THE LAW OR FOR FAILURE TO TESTIFY IN COURT RESULTING TO THE DISMISSAL OF CASES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 208 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES | |
| ABSTRACT : The measure imposes the penalty of prision correccional in its maximum period and perpetual or temporal special disqualification on police officers who maliciously or negligently fail to testify in court resulting to the dismissal of a case. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABAYON, HARLIN CAST | |
| DATE FILED : 2005-02-22 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Tulagan (049 ) | 2. Amin (049 ) |
| 3. Codilla (049 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2005-02-28 |
Abstract
The measure imposes the penalty of prision correccional in its maximum period and perpetual or temporal special disqualification on police officers who maliciously or negligently fail to testify in court resulting to the dismissal of a case.'
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