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Republic Act No. 5438 (RA 5438) — An Act Amending Subparagraph Twenty of Article Fourteen of the Revised Penal Code.

Republic Act No. 5438 (RA 5438) — An Act Amending Subparagraph Twenty of Article Fourteen of the Revised Penal Code.

Republic Act No. 5438 · Republic Act · Approved September 9, 1968 · 2 sections

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Section 1

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 water craft, airships, or other similar means."

Section 2

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, September 9, 1968

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

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