Text of the provision
Art. 323. Arson of property of small value. -The arson of any uninhabited hut, storehouse, barn, shed, or any other property the value of which does not exceed 25 pesos, committed at a time or under circumstances which clearly v exclude all danger of the fire spreading, shall not be punished by the penalties respectively prescribed in this chapter, but in accordance with the damage caused and under the provisions of the following chapter.
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
Burning an uninhabited hut, storehouse, barn, shed or similar property worth not more than 25 pesos, at a time or in circumstances that clearly exclude all danger of the fire spreading, is not punished under the arson penalties of this chapter but according to the damage caused, under the following chapter.
Related provisions
- Article 318 — Other Deceits.
- Article 324 — Crimes Involving Destruction.
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.