Scale and Duration of Penalties years

Reclusion Temporal 12 yrs + 1 day to 20

Capital punishment years
Death Prision Mayor and 6 yrs + 1 day to 12
Temporary years
Afflictive penalties Disqualification
Reclusion perpetua – penalty of 20 years and 1 Prision Correccional, 6 months + 1 day to 6
day to 40 years suspension and years
Reclusion temporal – penalty of 12 years and 1 destierro
day to 20 years Arresto Mayor 1 month +1 day to 6
Perpetual or temporary absolute disqualification months
Perpetual or temporary special disqualification Arresto Menor 1 day to 30 days
Prision mayor (and temporary dq)– penalty of 6 Bond to keep the The bond shall be
years and 1 day to 12 years, XPN when the peace required to cover
penalty of dq is imposed as an accessory such period as the
penalty, in w/c case the penalty shall be that of court may determine
the principal penalty.
Fine (RA 10951)
Correccional penalties
Prision Correccional (suspension and destierro) Afflictive > 1.2M
– duration of penalties shall be 6 months and 1 Correccional >40K but <1.2M
day to 6 years, XPN when suspension is
Light < 40K
imposed as an accessory penalty, in w/c case
the penalty shall be that of the principal penalty.
Effects of the penalties of perpetual or
Arresto Mayor – duration of penalty is from 1
temporary absolute DQs:
month and 1 day to 6 months
1. Deprivation of public offices and
Light penalties
employments
Arresto Menor – duration of penalty shall be
2. Deprivation of right to vote or to be
from 1 day to 30 days
elected
Public Censure
3. DQ for offices or public employments
and for the exercise of any rights
Penalties common to 3 preceding classes
mentioned
Fine and
4. Loss of all rights to retirement pay or
Bond to keep the peace – required to cover such
other pension
period of time as court may determine
In case temporary DQ – last during term of
Accessory Penalties
sentence
Perpetual or temporary absolute disqualification
Perpetual or temporary special disqualification
Effects of the penalties of perpetual or
Suspension from public office, right to vote and
temporary special DQs:
be voted for, the profession or calling
Civil Interdiction
1. Deprivation of office, employment,
Indemnification
profession or calling affected
Forfeiture or confiscation of instruments and
2. DQ for holding similar officers or
proceeds of the offense
employments either perpetually or
Payment of costs.
during the term of sentence
3. Deprivation perpetually or during the
term of sentence, the right to vote or to
be elected.

Effects of the penalties of suspension from

any public office, profession or calling, or
right of suffrage:
Reclusion Perpetua 20 yrs + 1 day to 40
 1. Disqualification from holding such public
office, or exercising profession or calling
or right to suffrage
NB: Person suspended from holding public
office SHOULD NOT HOLD another having
similar functions during the period of his
suspension.

Effects of Civil Interdiction

Deprive the offender during the time of his

sentence:

1. Parental authority or guardianship

(person or property of any ward)
2. Marital authority
3. Management of his property
4. Right to dispose property by any act or
any conveyance inter vivos

Effects of Bond to keep the peace

To give bond to keep the peace- present 2

sufficient sureties who shall undertake that such
person will not commit the offense sought to be
prevented, and that in case such offense be
committed they will pay the amount determined
by court OR to deposit such amount in the
office of clerk.

Failure to give bond – detained for a period

which shall in no case exceeds 6 months
(grave or less grave felony prosecution); not
exceed 30 days (light felony).

What are included in the cost?

1.