Article 24 Revised Penal Code

Article 24 of the Revised Penal Code is about Measures of prevention or safety which are nor considered penalties. It is under Chapter One (Penalties In General) of Title Three (Penalties) of the Code.

Measures of prevention or safety which are nor considered penalties

The following shall not be considered as penalties:

1. The arrest and temporary detention of accused persons, as well as their detention by reason of insanity or imbecility, or illness requiring their confinement in a hospital.

2. The commitment of a minor to any of the institutions mentioned in Article 80 and for the purposes specified therein.

3. Suspension from the employment of public office during the trial or in order to institute proceedings.

4. Fines and other corrective measures which, in the exercise of their administrative disciplinary powers, superior officials may impose upon their subordinates.

5. Deprivation of rights and the reparations which the civil laws may establish in penal form.

See also: Article 23 Revised Penal Code