Article 80Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 80

Suspension of sentence of minor delinquents.-Whenever a minor under eighteen years of age, of either sex, be accused of a crime, the court, after hearing the evidence in the proper proceedings, instead of pronouncing judgment, shall suspend all further proceedings and shall I commit such minor to the custody or care of a public or private, benevolent or charitable institution, established under the law for the care, correction or education of orphaned, homeless, defective and delinquent children, or to the custody or care of any other responsible person in any other place subject to visitation and supervision by the Public Welfare Commissioner or any of his agents or representatives, if there be any, or otherwise by the superintendent of public schools or his representatives, subject to such conditions as are prescribed hereinbelow, until such minor shall have reached his majority or for such less period as the court may deem proper.

The court, in committing said minor as provided above, shall take into consideration the religion of such minor, his parents or next of kin, in order to avoid his commitment to any private institution not under the control and supervision of the religious sect or denomination to which they belong.

The Public Welfare Commissioner or his duly authorized representatives or agents, the superintendent of public schools or his representatives, or the person to whose custody or care the minor has been committed, shall submit to the Court every two months or as often as required, a written report on the good or bad conduct of said minor and the moral and intellectual progress made by him.

The suspension of the proceedings against a minor may be extended or shortened by the court on the recommendation of the Public Welfare Commissioner or his authorized representatives or agents, or the superintendent of public schools or his representatives, according as to whether the conduct of such minor has been good or not and whether he has complied with the conditions imposed upon him. The provisions of the first paragraph of this article shall not, however, be affected by those contained herein.

If the minor has been committed to the custody or care of any of the institutions mentioned in the first paragraph of this article, with the approval of the Public Welfare Commissioner and subject to such conditions as this official in accordance with the law may deem proper to impose, such minor may be allowed to stay elsewhere under the care of a responsible person.

If the minor has behaved properly and has complied with the conditions imposed upon him during his confinement, in accordance with the provisions of this article, he shall be returned to the court in order that the same may order his final release.

In case the minor fails to behave properly or to comply with the regulations of the institution to which he has been committed or with the conditions imposed upon him when he was committed to the care of a responsible person, or in case he should be found incorregible or his continued stay in such institution should be inadvisable, he shall be returned to the court in order that the same may render the judgment corresponding to the crime committed by htm.

The expenses for the maintenance of a minor delinquent confined in the institution to which he has been committed, shall be borne totally or partially by his parents or relatives or those persons liable to support him, if they are able to do so, in the discretion of the court.

SECTION TWO.-Execution of principal penalties

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

(d) Cashiers, Bank Tellers;

(e) Priests, Ministers, Rabbi, Imams;

(f) Physicians and Nurses;

(g) Engineers; and

(h) Businessmen, who by the nature of their business or

undertaking, are exposed to high risk of being targets of

criminal elements.

ARTICLE III REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

Section 8. Authority to Issue License. – The Chief of the

PNP, through the FEO of the PNP, shall issue licenses to

qualified individuals and to cause the registration of

firearms.

Section 9. Licenses Issued to Individuals. – Subject to the

requirements

set

forth in this Act and payment of

required fees to be determined by the Chief of the PNP, a

qualified individual may be issued the appropriate license

under the following categories;

Type 1 license – allows a citizen to own and possess a

maximum of two (2) registered firearms;

Type 2 license – allows a citizen to own and possess a

maximum of five (5) registered firearms;

Type 3 license – allows a citizen to own and possess a

maximum of ten (10) registered firearms;

Type 4 license – allows a citizen to own and possess a

maximum of fifteen (15) registered firearms; and

Type 5 license – allows a citizen, who is a certified gun

collector, to own and possess more than fifteen (15)

registered firearms.

For Types 1 to 5 licenses, a vault or a container secured by

lock

and

key

or

other

security

measures

for

the

safekeeping of firearms shall be required.

For Types 3 to 5 licenses, the citizen must comply with the

inspection and bond requirements.

Section 10. Firearms That May Be Registered. – Only

small arms may be registered by licensed citizens or

licensed juridical entities for ownership, possession and

concealed carry. A light weapon shall be lawfully acquired

or possessed exclusively by the AFP, the PNP and other

law enforcement agencies authorized by the President in

the performance of their duties: Provided, That private

individuals who already have licenses to possess Class-A

light weapons upon the effectivity of this Act shall not be

deprived of the privilege to continue possessing the same

and renewing the licenses therefor, for the sole reason

that these firearms are Class "A" light weapons, and shall

be required to comply with other applicable provisions of

this Act.

Section 11. Registration of Firearms. – The licensed citizen

or

licensed

juridical

entity

shall

register

his/her/its

firearms so purchased with the FEO of the PNP in

accordance with the type of license such licensed citizen

or licensed juridical entity possesses. A certificate of

registration of the firearm shall be issued upon payment

of reasonable fees.

For

purposes

of

this

Act,

registration

refers

to the

application, approval, record-keeping and monitoring of

firearms with the FEO of the PNP in accordance with the

type of license issued to any person under Section 9 of

this Act.

Section 12. License to Possess Ammunition Necessarily

Included. – The licenses granted to qualified citizens or

juridical entities as provided in Section 9 of this Act shall

include

the

license

to

possess

ammunition

with

a

maximum of fifty (50) rounds for each registered firearm:

Provided; That the FEO of the PNP may allow more

ammunition to be possessed by licensed sports shooters.

Section 13. Issuance of License to Manufacture or Deal In

Firearms and Ammunition. – Any person desiring to

manufacture or deal in firearms, parts of firearms or

ammunition thereof, or instruments and implements

used or intended to be used in the manufacture of

firearms, parts of firearms or ammunition, shall make an

application to:

(a) The Secretary of the Department of the Interior and

Local Government (DILG) in the case of an application for

a license to manufacture; and

(b) The Chief of the PNP in the case of a license to deal in

firearms and firearms parts, ammunition and gun repair.

The applicant shall state the amount of capitalization for

manufacture or cost of the purchase and sale of said

articles intended to be transacted by such applicant; and

the types of firms, ammunition or implements which the

applicant intends to manufacture or purchase and sell

under

the

license

applied

for;

and

such

additional

information

as

may

be especially requested by the

Secretary of the DILG or the Chief of the PNP.

The Secretary of the DILG or the Chief of the PNP may

approve or disapprove such application based on the

prescribed

guidelines.

In

the

case

of

approval,

the

Secretary of the DILG or the Chief of the PNP shall

indicate the amount of the bond to be executed by the

applicant before the issuance of the license and the

period of time by which said license shall be effective,

unless sooner revoked by their authority.

Upon approval of the license to manufacture or otherwise

deal in firearms by the Secretary of the DILG or the Chief

of the PNP as the case may be, the same shall be

transmitted to the FEO of the PNP which shall issue the

license in accordance with the approved terms and

conditions,

upon

the execution and delivery by the

applicant of the required bond conditioned upon the

faithful compliance on the part of the licensee to the laws

and regulations relative to the business licensed.

Section 14. Scope of License to Manufacture Firearms

and

Ammunition.

–

The

scope

of

the

License

to

Manufacture firearms and ammunition shall also include

the following:

(a) The authority to manufacture and assemble firearms,

ammunition, spare parts and accessories, ammunition

components, and reloading of ammunitions, within sites,

areas, and factories stated therein. The Secretary of the

DILG shall approve such license;

(b) The license to deal in or sell all the items covered by

the License to Manufacture, such as parts, firearms or

ammunition and components;

(c) The authority to subcontract the manufacturing of

parts and accessories necessary for the firearms which

the manufacturer is licensed to manufacture: Provided,

That

the

subcontractor

of

major

parts

or

major

components is also licensed to manufacture firearms and

ammunition; and

(d) The authority to import machinery, equipment, and

firearm

parts

and

ammunition

components

for the

manufacture thereof. Firearm parts and ammunition

components to be imported shall, however, be limited to

those authorized to be manufactured as reflected in the

approved License to Manufacture. The Import Permit

shall be under the administration of the PNP.

A licensed manufacturer of ammunition is also entitled to

import various reference firearms needed to test the

ammunition

manufactured

under

the

License

to

Manufacture. A licensed manufacturer of firearms, on the

other hand, is entitled to import various firearms for

reference, test and evaluation for manufacture of similar,

types of firearms covered by the License to Manufacture.

An export permit shall, however, be necessary to export

manufactured parts or finished products of firearms and

ammunition.

The

Export

Permit

of

firearms

and

ammunition shall be under the administration of the

PNP.

Section 15. Registration of Locally Manufactured and

Imported Firearms. – Local manufacturers and importers

of firearms and major parts thereof shall register the

same as follows:

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