Article 93 Revised Penal Code

Article 93 of the Revised Penal Code is about Computation of the prescription of penalties. It is under Chapter One (Total Extinction Of Criminal Liability) of Title Four (Extinction Of Criminal Liability) of the Code.

Computation of the prescription of penalties

The period of prescription of penalties shall commence to run from the date when the culprit should evade the service of his sentence, and it shall be interrupted if the defendant should give himself up, be captured, should go to some foreign country with which this Government has no extradition treaty, or should commit another crime before the expiration of the period of prescription.

See also: Article 92 Revised Penal Code