- Statute
- Revised Penal Code
- Article
- Art. 310
- Topic
- Statutory provision
- Status
- In force, as amended
- Year
- 1930
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
Art. 310. Qualified theft. — The crime of theft shall be punished by the penalties next higher by two degrees than those respectively specified in the next preceding article, if committed by a domestic servant, or with grave abuse of confidence, or if the property stolen is motor vehicle, mail matter or large cattle or consists of coconuts taken from the premises of the plantation or fish taken from a fishpond or fishery, or if property is taken on the occasion of fire, earthquake, typhoon, volcanic eruption, or any other calamity, vehicular accident or civil disturbance. (As amended by R.A. 120 and B.P. Blg. 71. May 1, 1980).
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Makes theft 'qualified'—punished by penalties two degrees higher than ordinary theft—when it is committed by a domestic servant, with grave abuse of confidence, or when the property is a motor vehicle, mail, large cattle, coconuts from a plantation, or fish from a fishpond, or is taken during a fire, earthquake, typhoon, other calamity, vehicular accident, or civil disturbance. These circumstances sharply raise the punishment.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- El Pueblo de Filipinas v. Jose de la Cruz G.R. No. L-2204
- People v. Hu G.R. No. 45765
- Janice Reside y Tan v. People G.R. No. 210318
- People v. Dingal G.R. No. 248374
- People v. Pascual G.R. No. 234168
- Alfonso D. Gaviola v. People G.R. No. 163927