Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 270

Kidnapping and failure to return a minor.

Article 270

Art. 270. Kidnapping and failure to return a minor.—The penalty of reclusion temporal shall be imposed upon: Anyone who shall kidnap a child under seven years for the purpose of permanently separating said child from his parents or guardians or the persons charged with his custody. Any person who, being entrusted with the custody of a minor person, shall deliberately fail to restore the latter to his parents or guardians.

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