Article 91 Revised Penal Code

Article 91 of the Revised Penal Code is about Computation of prescription of offenses. It is under Chapter One (Total Extinction Of Criminal Liability) of Title Four (Extinction Of Criminal Liability) of the Code.

Computation of prescription of offenses

The period of prescription shall commence to run from the day on which the crime is discovered by the offended party, the authorities, or their agents, and shall be interrupted by the filing of the complaint or information, and shall commence to run again when such proceedings terminate without the accused being convicted or acquitted, or are unjustifiably stopped for any reason not imputable to him.

The term of prescription shall not run when the offender is absent from the Philippine Archipelago.

See also: Article 90 Revised Penal Code