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Philippines. 1930 ‘Legal Period of Duration of Divisible Penalties.’ Revised Penal Code 1930 - Act No. 3815; Chapter Four
(Section Three). Manila: Congress of the Republic of the Philippines. 8 December

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Article 76. Legal period of duration of divisible penalties

The legal period of duration of divisible penalties shall be considered as divided into three parts, forming three periods, the
minimum, the medium, and the maximum in the manner shown in the following table:

TABLE SHOWING THE DURATION OF DIVISIBLE PENALTIES AND THE TIME INCLUDED IN EACH OF THEIR PERIODS

Reclusion temporal:

Included in the penalty in its entirety: From 12 years and 1 day to 20 years
Included in its minimum period: From 12 years and 1 day to 14 years and 8 months
Included in its medium period: From 14 years, 8 months and 1 day to 17 years and 4 months
Included in its maximum: From 17 years, 4 months and 1 day to 20 years

Prision mayor, absolute disqualification and special temporary disqualification:

Included in the penalty in its entirety: From 6 years and 1 day to 12 years
Included in its minimum period: From 6 years and 1 day to 8 years
Included in its medium period: From 8 years and 1 day to 10 years
Included in its maximum: From 10 years and 1 day to 12 years

Prision correccional, suspension and destierro:

Included in the penalty in its entirety: From 6 months and 1 day to 6 years
Included in its minimum period: From 6 months and 1 day to 2 years and 4 months
Included in its medium period: From 2 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and 2 months
Included in its maximum: From 4 years, 2 months and 1 day to 6 years

Arresto mayor:

Included in the penalty in its entirety: From 1 month and 1 day to months
Included in its minimum period: From 1 to 2 months
Included in its medium period: From 2 months and 1 day to 4 months
Included in its maximum: From 4 months and 1 day to 6 months

Arresto menor:

Included in the penalty in its entirety: From 1 to 30 days

Included in its minimum period: From 1 to 10 days
Included in its medium period: From 11 to 20 days
Included in its maximum: From 21 to 30 days

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