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RA 5438 - An Act Amending Subparagraph Twenty of Article Fourteen of the Revised Penal Code
September 9, 1968Criminal Law
Republic Act No. 5438
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1
Subparagraph twenty of Article fourteen of the Revised Penal Code is amended to read as follows:
"20. That the crime be committed with the aid of persons under fifteen years of age or by means of motor vehicles, motorized watercraft, airships, or other similar means."
Section 2
This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: September 9, 1968.
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RA 5438 - An Act Amending Subparagraph Twenty of Article Fourteen of the Revised Penal Code. BatasPH. Approved September 9, 1968. https://batasph.thirdygayares.com/republic-acts/republic-act-no-5438
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