RA 9165 Section 68

Privilege of Suspended Sentence to be Availed of Only Once by a First-Time Minor Offender.

Section 68

SEC. 68. Privilege of Suspended Sentence to be Availed of Only Once by a First-Time Minor Offender. — The privilege of suspended sentence shall be availed of only once by an accused drug dependent who is a first-time offender over fifteen (15) years of age at the time of the commission of the violation of Section 15 of this Act but not more than eighteen (18) years of age at the time when judgment should have been promulgated.

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