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Under RA 10883, otherwise known as the New Anti -Carnapping Act, the length
of imprisonment imposed on a person found guilty of carnapping has been
increased 20 to 30 years of jail sentence, as compared to the jail term of 14
years and eight months to 17 years and four months under the old law.
When the crime is committed with violence, intimidation or use of force, the
imprisonment sentence is for 30 years and one day to 40 years. If the owner,
driver, occupant of the carnapped motor vehicle was killed or raped, the person
found guilty would be sentenced to life imprisonment. Meanwhile, any person
involved in the concealment of the crime of carnapping would be imprisoned
from six to 12 years and fined with the acquisition cost of the motor vehicle,
engine or any other part involved in the violation.
Other notable bills that have now lapsed into law are:
Republic Act (RA) 10910, which increases the prescriptive period for violations of
RA No. 3019, otherwise known as the “Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act,” from
the present 15 years to 20 years.