Text of the provision
Art. 214. Other frauds. -In addition to the penalties prescribed in the provisions of Chapter Six, Title Ten, Book Two, of this Code, the penalty of temporary special disqualification in its maximum period to perpetual special disqualification shall be imposed upon any public officer who, taking advantage of his official position, shall commit any of the frauds or deceits enumerated in said provisions.
Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, Act No. 3815, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this article means
A public officer who takes advantage of his official position to commit any of the frauds or deceits listed in the Code’s chapter on that subject suffers, on top of the penalties already prescribed there, temporary special disqualification in its maximum period to perpetual special disqualification.
Related provisions
- Article 213 — Frauds Against Public Treasury.
- Article 215 — Prohibited Transactions By Officials.
On this text. This article is reproduced as the Revised Penal Code enacted it, verified word-for-word against two independent sources. Republic Act No. 10951 (2017) revised the penalty amounts in many other articles of this Code; where an amount appears below it is the figure this article itself carries.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.