Article 182 Revised Penal Code

Article 182 of the Revised Penal Code is about False testimony in civil cases. It is under Chapter Two (Other Falsities) of Title Four (Crimes Against Public Interest) of the Code.

False testimony in civil cases

Any person found guilty of false testimony in a civil case shall suffer the penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period and a fine not to exceed 6,000 pesos, if the amount in controversy shall exceed 5,000 pesos, and the penalty of arresto mayor in its maximum period to prision correccional in its minimum period and a fine not to exceed 1,000 pesos, if the amount in controversy shall not exceed said amount or cannot be estimated.

See also: Article 181 Revised Penal Code