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VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS
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FELONY/OFFENSE
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PENALTY
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AMOUNT OF BAIL
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| I. ACTS |
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ACT No. 55, prohibiting
cruelty to animals in transportation, as
amended by Act. 275
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Fine from
US$100.00 to US$500.00 or its peso equivalent |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT No.
1956 (Insolvency Law), as amended by Act.
3544 and R.A. 3912 |
3 months to
5 years |
P10,000.00 |
| ACT No.
2137 (Warehouse Receipts Law) |
| - violation
of Secs. 50 and 52 |
Not more than
5 years and/or fine not exceeding P10,000.00 |
P10,000.00 |
| - violations
of Secs. 51, 53, 54 and 55 |
Not more than
1 year and/or fine not exceeding P2,000.00 |
P2,000.00 |
| ACT No.
2172, authorizing the establishment of
quarantine and regulating the movement of
cattle |
1 year |
P2,000.00 |
| ACT No.
2548, providing for the immunization of
cattle and carabaos to prevent the spread
of rinderpest |
| - Failure
to present animal for immunization (Sec. 12,
Par. A) |
Not more than
25 days and/or fine not exceeding P25.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| - Alteration
of certificate of immunization (Sec. 12, Par.
B) |
Not more than
6 months and/or fine not exceeding P200.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT No.
2580, providing for the publication and
recording in the Bureau of Post of the names
and post office addresses of editors, publishers,
managers, owners and stockholders of newspaper
publication, as amended |
6 months and
2 years and fine from P1,000.00 to P5,000.00 |
P4,000.00 |
| ACT 2590,
protecting game and fish, as amended by Acts
3730 and 4005 and CA 491 |
| - 1st offense |
Fine from
P10.00 to P200.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| - Subsequent
offense(s) |
Fine from
P10.00 to P200.00 and may impose penalty of
imprisonment of not more than 30 days |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
2613, to improve the methods of production
and quality of tobacco, as amended |
Not more than
6 months and/or fine not exceeding P500.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
2706, making the inspection and recognition
of private schools and colleges obligatory
for the Minister of Education, Culture and
Sports |
6 months and/or
fine not exceeding P500.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
2827, making it obligatory upon inter-island
vessels to provide tonnage for shipment of
rice or any article of prime necessity whenever
required to do so by the Minister of Trade
and Commerce |
6 months to
2 years and/or fine from P2,000.00 to P10,000.00 |
P4,000.00 |
| ACT NO.
3027, protecting the agricultural industries
of the Philippines from injurious plant pests
and diseases existing in foreign countries |
Not more than
6 months and/or fine not exceeding P1,000.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
3073, regulating the sale of viruses,
serums, toxins and analogous products |
1 year and/or
fine not exceeding P1,000.00 |
P2,000.00 |
| ACT NO.
3091, prohibiting the importation, manufacture,
sale or transportation of adulterated or misbranded
Paris green, lead arsenates, lime-sulphur
compounds, and other insecticides and fungicides |
Not more than
1 year and/or fine not exceeding P1,000.00 |
P2,000.00 |
| ACT NO.
3101, authorizing the Minister of Agriculture
to promulgate regulations for the preparation,
sale, traffic, in shipment and importation
of viruses, serums, toxins, or analogous products
used for treatment of domestic animals |
Not more than
2 years and/or fine not exceeding P2,000.00 |
P4,000.00 |
| ACT NO.
3342, regulating the business of furnishing
bond in civil and criminal cases, as amended
by Act 3375 |
Not more than
1 year and/or fine not exceeding P1,000.00 |
P2,000.00 |
| ACT NO.
3393, penalizing abuses on the part of
administrators or their agents of land seized
by the Government for delinquency in payment
of land tax |
Not more than
2 months and/or fine not exceeding P200.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
3396, making the installation of radio
apparatus obligatory for ships of Philippine
Registry, as amended |
Fine not exceeding
P200.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
3573, providing for the prevention and
suspension of dangerous communicable diseases |
Fine not exceeding
P100.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
3595, regulating the manufacture, importation
and sale of galvanized iron, barbed wire and
nails, as amended |
Not more than
1 year and/or fine from P500.00 to P5,000.00 |
P2,000.00 |
| ACT NO.
3596, preventing adulteration of, and
deception in the sale of paints and paint
materials |
Not more than
1 year and/or fine from P500.00 to P5,000.00 |
P2,000.00 |
| ACT NO.
3596, preventing adulteration of, and
deception in the sale of paints and paint
materials |
Not more than
1 year and/or fine from P500.00 to P5,000.00 |
P2,000.00 |
| ACT NO.
3613 (Marriage Law), as amended by R.A.
4236 |
| - violation
of Sec. 37 |
Not more than
1 month and fine not exceeding P200.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| - violations
of Secs. 38 and 39 |
1 month to
2 years or fine from P200.00 to P2,000.00 |
P4,000.00 |
| - violation
of Sec. 40 |
Not more than
1 month and/or fine from P25.00 to P300.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| - violation
of Sec. 41 |
Not more than
1 month and/or fine not exceeding P300.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| - violation
of Sec. 42 |
1 month to
2 years and/or fine from P300.00 to P2,000.00 |
P4,000.00 |
| - violation
of Sec. 43 |
1 month to
2 years and/or fine from P50.00 to P2,000.00 |
P4,000.00 |
| - violation
of Sec. 44 |
Not more than
1 month and/or fine not exceeding P200.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
3708, prohibiting the importation into
the Philippines of virus of yellow fever or
any substance which might be considered infected
with causative agent or yellow fever or experimentation
of such virus or substance |
Not exceeding
5 years and/or fine not exceeding P10,000.00 |
P10,000.00 |
| ACT NO.
3740, penalizing fraudulent advertising,
mislabeling, or misbranding of any product,
stocks, bonds, etc. |
1 month to
6 months and/or fine from P200.00 to P5,000.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO. 3753,
establishing a Civil Register |
| - violations
penalized under Sec. 16 |
1 month to
6 months and/or fine from P200.00 to P500.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| - violations
penalized under Sec. 17 |
Fine from
P10.00 to P200.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
3767, regulating the importation, bringing
or introduction into the Philippines of living
animals, such as insects, birds, crustaceans,
bats, mollusks, reptiles, mammals, etc. |
Not more than
6 months and/or fine not exceeding P1,000.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
3846, providing for the regulation of
radio stations and radio communications, as
amended |
Not more than
2 years and/or fine not exceeding P2,000.00 |
P4,000.00 |
| ACT
NO. 3883, regulating the use in business
transactions of names other than true names,
as amended by RAs 863 and 4147 |
20
days to 3 months and/or fine from P50.00 to
P200.00 |
Bail
Not Required |
| ACT NO.
3902, regulating the buying of raw or
leaf tobacco |
Not more than
6 months and/or fine not exceeding P500.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
3915, providing for the establishment
of National Parks |
4 months to
6 months and fine equivalent to 4 times the
government charges on timber or other forest
products unlawfully destroyed |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
3941, providing that the measuring of
timber in local market shall be in accordance
with the Revised Administrative Code |
1 month to
3 months and/or fine from P20.00 to P500.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
3952 (Bulk Sales Law), as amended |
6 months to
5 years and fine not exceeding P5,000.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
4075, regulating the practice of soliciting
or receiving contributions for charitable
and public welfare purposes, as amended |
Not more than
6 months or fine not exceeding P200.00 |
Bail Not Required |
| ACT NO.
4164, preventing excessive increase in
the price of certain prime necessities of
life on the occasion of public calamity |
2 months to
2 years and/or fine from P200.00 to P2,000.00 |
P4,000.00 |
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