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Article 208Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 208
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Prosecution of offenses; negligence and tolerance.-The penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period and suspension shall be imposed upon any public officer, or officer of the law, who, in dereliction of the duties of his office, shall maliciously refrain from instituting prosecution for the punishment of violators of the law, or shall tolerate the commission of offenses.
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