Article 100Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 100

Civil liability of person guilty of felony.-Every person criminally liable for a felony is also civilly liable.

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

not less than one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00)

but

not

more

than

three hundred thousand pesos

(P300,000.00).

SECTION 1406. Obstruction to Boarding Officer. — If

the master or pilot-in-command or any member of the

complement of any vessel or aircraft arriving at the

Philippine port obstructs or hinders any officer from

lawfully going on board such vessel or aircraft for the

purpose of enforcing this Act, or intentionally causes any

officer to be so obstructed or hindered, the vessel or

aircraft shall be liable to a fine of not less than one

hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more

than three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00).

SECTION 1407. Unlawful Boarding or Leaving of Vessel

or Aircraft. — If, upon arrival at the Philippine port, any

master of a vessel or pilot-in-command of an aircraft

engaged in a foreign trade permits any person to board

or leave the vessel or aircraft without the permission of

the customs officer-in-charge, the owner or operator of

such vessel or aircraft shall be liable for a fine of not less

than one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not

more than three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00).

SECTION 1408. Unloading of Cargo before Arrival at

Port of Entry. — If, upon the arrival within the limits of

any Customs District of the Philippines of any vessel or

aircraft

engaged

in

foreign

trade,

the

master

or

pilot-in-command thereof permits any part of the cargo

to be unloaded before arrival at the port of entry, and

without authority from a proper customs officer, the

owner, operator, or agent of such vessel or aircraft shall be

liable for a fine of not less five hundred thousand pesos

(P500,000.00) but not more than two million pesos

(P2,000,000.00): Provided, That no fine shall accrue upon

satisfactory proof to the proper District Collector that the

unloading was rendered necessary by stress of weather,

accident or other necessity: Provided, however, That the

fine imposed herein shall be without prejudice to the

application of fines or penalties provided under Section

1401 of this Act.

SECTION 1409. Unloading of Cargo at Improper Time or

Place After Arrival. — The owner or operator of any

vessel or aircraft from which cargo is discharged upon

arrival in the Philippines at a time or place other than that

designated by the District Collector, shall be fined not less

one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more

than

three

hundred

thousand

pesos

(P300,000.00):

Provided, That no fine shall accrue upon satisfactory proof

to the proper District Collector that the unloading was

rendered necessary by stress of weather, accident or

other necessity.

SECTION 1410. Failure to Exhibit or Deposit Documents.

— When the master of a vessel or pilot-in-command of an

aircraft engaged in foreign trade fails to submit to the

District Collector at the time of entry of the vessel or

aircraft the register or other documents in lieu thereof,

together

with

the

clearance

and

other

documents

granted by the customs officers to the vessel or aircraft at

the last foreign port of departure, or fails to exhibit any

certificate

or other documents required to be then

exhibited, the owner or operator of such vessel or aircraft

shall be liable for a fine of not less than one hundred

thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than three

hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00).

SECTION

1411.

Bringing

of

Unmanifested

Arms,

Explosives or War Equipment. — The owner, operator, or

agent of a vessel or aircraft arriving at a port in the

Philippines

bearing

cargo

consisting

of

firearms,

gunpowder, cartridges, dynamite or any other explosives,

munitions or equipment of war not contained in the

manifest of the vessel or aircraft, or which are concealed

on board, shall be liable for a fine of not less than five

hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) but not more

than one million pesos (P1,000,000.00).

SECTION 1412. Failure to Supply Advance and Requisite

Manifests. — Failure to transmit the electronic manifest

within the required time as may be prescribed by the

Bureau, prior to arrival of the carrying vessel or aircraft at

the port of entry shall make the owner, operator, or agent

of the vessel or aircraft liable for a fine of not less than one

hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more

than three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00).

If the transit time from port of origin to port of entry is at

least seventy-two (72) hours, the shipping or forwarding

agent of the carrier or the vessel who fails to submit the

manifest at least twenty-four (24) hours before entry shall

likewise be liable for a fine of not less than one hundred

thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than three

hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00).

SECTION 1413. Disappearance of Manifested Goods. —

When any package or goods mentioned in the manifest

meant to be unloaded at the port of destination is not

unloaded upon the arrival of the vessel or aircraft, its

agent shall be liable for a fine of not less than one

hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more

than three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00) unless

the

disappearance of the package or the goods in

question was not due to the negligence of the master of

the vessel or pilot-in-command of an aircraft, and is

explained to the satisfaction of the District Collector.

The owner, operator, or agent of a vessel or aircraft shall

be liable for the payment of the same fine when a

package or goods listed in the manifest does not tally

materially in character or otherwise with the description

thereof in the manifest.

SECTION

1414.

Discrepancy

between

Actual

and

Declared Weight of Manifested Goods. — If the gross

weight of goods or package described in the manifest or

bill of lading exceeds the declared weight by more than

ten percent (10%), and such discrepancy was due to the

negligence

of

the

master

or

pilot-in-command, the

owner, employee, operator or agent of the importing

vessel or aircraft shall be liable for a fine of not more than

twenty percent (20%) of the value of the package or

goods in respect to which the deficiency exists.

SECTION

1415.

Discrepancy

with

the

Master's

or

Pilot's-in-Command Report. — When a vessel or aircraft

arriving from a foreign port is compelled by necessity to

unload in another port other than the port of entry and

permission is granted by the District Collector for the

unloading of the vessel or aircraft or the delivery of any

part of the cargo and it shall be found that there is

discrepancy between the cargo unloaded and the report

of

the

master

or

the

pilot-in-command

and

such

discrepancy is not satisfactorily explained, the owner,

operator or agent of the vessel or aircraft shall be liable for

a fine of not less than one hundred thousand pesos

(P100,000.00) but not more than three hundred thousand

pesos (P300,000.00).

SECTION 1416. Failure to Report Fraud. — A master,

pilot-in-command or other officer, owner or agent of any

vessel or aircraft trading with or within the Philippines

who has knowledge of the commission of fraud that shall

result in the loss or diminution of customs revenue but

fails to report all information relative thereto to the

District Collector shall be penalized with imprisonment of

not less than six (6) months and one (1) day but not more

than one (1) year and shall be liable for a fine of not less

than one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not

more than three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00).

If the offender is a foreigner, the offender shall be

deported after serving the sentence. If the offender is a

public officer or employee, the offender shall suffer

additional penalty of perpetual disqualification to hold

public office, to vote and to participate in any election. All

the

benefits

due

from

service

in

the

government,

including the separation and retirement benefits, shall be

forfeited.

SECTION 1417. False Statement of Vessel's or Aircraft's

Destination. — When the master or pilot-in-command of

a vessel or aircraft loaded with goods shall make a false

statement as to the next destination of such vessel or

aircraft when that information is required by a customs

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