- Statute
- Philippine Revised Penal Code
- Article
- Art. 271
- Topic
- Inducing a minor to abandon his home
- Status
- In force, as amended
- Year
- 1930
The provision
Art. 271. Inducing a minor to abandon his home. — The penalty of prision correccional and a fine not exceeding One hundred thousand pesos (₱100,000) shall be imposed upon anyone who shall induce a minor to abandon the home of his parents or guardians or the persons entrusted with his custody.
If the person committing any of the crimes covered by the two preceding articles shall be the father or the mother of the minor, the penalty shall be arresto mayor or a fine not exceeding Forty thousand pesos (₱40,000), or both.
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Anyone who persuades a minor to leave the home of their parents, guardians, or custodians faces imprisonment (prisión correccional) plus a fine of up to ₱100,000. If the person committing these child-abandonment offenses is the minor's own father or mother, the lighter penalty of arresto mayor and/or a fine up to ₱40,000 applies instead.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.