Article 351 Revised Penal Code

Article 351 of the Revised Penal Code is about Premature marriages. It is under Chapter Two (Illegal Marriages) of Title Twelve (Crimes Against The Civil Status Of Persons) of the Code.

Premature marriages

Any widow who shall marry within three hundred and one day from the date of the death of her husband, or before having delivered if she shall have been pregnant at the time of his death, shall be punished by arresto mayor and a fine not exceeding 500 pesos.

The same penalties shall be imposed upon any woman whose marriage shall have been annulled or dissolved, if she shall marry before her delivery or before the expiration of the period of three hundred and one day after the legal separation.

See also: Article 350 Revised Penal Code