Article 185 Revised Penal Code

Article 185 of the Revised Penal Code is about Machinations in public auctions. It is under Chapter Three (Frauds) of Title Four (Crimes Against Public Interest) of the Code.

Machinations in public auctions.

Any person who shall solicit any gift or promise as a consideration for refraining from taking part in any public auction, and any person who shall attempt to cause bidders to stay away from an auction by threats, gifts, promises, or any other artifice, with intent to cause the reduction of the price of the thing auctioned, shall suffer the penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period and a fine ranging from 10 to 50 per centum of the value of the thing auctioned.

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