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Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 45

Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 45

Confiscation and forfeiture of the proceeds or instruments of the crime.

Article 45

ART. 45. Confiscation and forfeiture of the proceeds or instruments of the crime.—Every penalty imposed for the commission of a felony shall carry with it the forfeiture of the proceeds of the crime and the instruments or tools with which it was committed. Such proceeds and instruments or tools shall be confiscated and forfeited in favor of the Government, unless they be the property of a third person not liable for the offense, but those articles which are not subject of lawful commerce shall be destroyed.

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