WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE CRIMINAL ACTIONS ON THE PERIOD OF PRESCRIPTION
Category: Criminal Procedure
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE CRIMINAL ACTIONS ON THE PERIOD OF PRESCRIPTION
> It shall interrupt the running off the period of prescription of the offense unless otherwise provided for in special laws
> Rule doesn’t apply to violations of municipal ordinances and special laws—interrupted only by the institution of the judicial proceedings for their investigation and punishment, while violations of municipal ordinances prescribe after 2 months
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