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Republic Act No. 120 (RA 120) — An Act Amending Article Three Hundred and Ten of Act Numbered Thirty-Eight Hundred and Fifteen, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, as Amended.

Republic Act No. 120 (RA 120) — An Act Amending Article Three Hundred and Ten of Act Numbered Thirty-Eight Hundred and Fifteen, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, as Amended.

Republic Act No. 120 · Republic Act · Approved June 14, 1947 · 2 sections

Data as of July 4, 2026 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Section 1

SECTION 1. Article three hundred and ten of Act Numbered Thirty-eight hundred and fifteen, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and seventeen, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "ART. 310. Qualified theft.—The crime of theft shall be punished by the penalties next higher by two degrees than those respectively specified in the next preceding article, if committed by a domestic servant, or with grave abuse of confidence, or if the property stolen is motor vehicle, mail matter or large cattle or consists of coconuts taken from the premises of a plantation, or fish taken from a fishpond or fishery."

Section 2

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, June 14, 1947.

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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