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AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLES 183 AND 184 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE
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Date filed
May 27, 2020
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06825 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLES 183 AND 184 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE |
| ABSTRACT : Aims to deter the commission of perjury and to create a culture of truth-telling; Proposes to increase the penalty for the crime of perjury. Penalizes any person who shall incriminate or impute through false testimony or untruthful statements under oath/thru an affidavit, any person in a commission of a crime. Provides that if a person responsible for the commission of felony is a public officer or employee, the penalty shall be imposed in its maximum period. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DELOSO-MONTALLA, CHERYL P. |
| DATE FILED : 2020-05-27 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2020-05-28 |
Abstract
Aims to deter the commission of perjury and to create a culture of truth-telling; Proposes to increase the penalty for the crime of perjury. Penalizes any person who shall incriminate or impute through false testimony or untruthful statements under oath/thru an affidavit, any person in a commission of a crime. Provides that if a person responsible for the commission of felony is a public officer or employee, the penalty shall be imposed in its maximum period.
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