Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2003, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REPEALING THE PROVISIONS ON VAGRANCY AND AMENDING THE LAW ON PROSTITUTION AS DEFINED AND PENALIZED IN ARTICLE 202 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE | |
| ABSTRACT : Article 202 of the Revised Penal Code is hereby REPEALED. The following amendment is therefore proposed: Prostitutes - Penalty. - For purposes of this article, MEN and women who, for money or profit, VOLUNTARILY AND habitually indulge in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct, are deemed to be prostitutes. Any person found guilty OF ENGAGING IN PROSTITUTION AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE shall be punished by DESTIERRO or a fine RANGING FROM 1,000 TO 3,000 PESOS, OR BOTH, IN THE DISCRETION OF THECOURT, and in case of recidivism, by PRISION CORRECCIONAL or a fine ranging from 3,000 TO 5,000 PESOS, or both, in the discretion of the court. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GOZOS, OSCAR L. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-03 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Nograles (013 ) | 2. Espino (035 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: orig. ref.only to Rev. of Laws(as per J.56;p.5(d td. Feb.26,200 3;chnge of ctte. ref'l from Rev.of L | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2001-08-13 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON WOMEN |
Abstract
Article 202 of the Revised Penal Code is hereby REPEALED. The following amendment is therefore proposed: Prostitutes - Penalty. - For purposes of this article, MEN and women who, for money or profit, VOLUNTARILY AND habitually indulge in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct, are deemed to be prostitutes. Any person found guilty OF ENGAGING IN PROSTITUTION AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE shall be punished by DESTIERRO or a fine RANGING FROM 1,000 TO 3,000 PESOS, OR BOTH, IN THE DISCRETION OF THECOURT, and in case of recidivism, by PRISION CORRECCIONAL or a fine ranging from 3,000 TO 5,000 PESOS, or both, in the discretion of the court.
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