Text of the provision
Sec. 30. Criminal Liability of Officers of Partnerships, Corporations, Associations or Other Juridical Entities. – In case any violation of this Act is committed by a partnership, corporation, association or any juridical entity, the partner, president, director, manager, trustee, estate administrator, or officer who consents to or knowingly tolerates such violation shall be held criminally liable as a co-principal. The penalty provided for the offense under this Act shall be imposed upon the partner, president, director, manager, trustee, estate administrator, or officer who knowingly authorizes, tolerates or consents to the use of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft, equipment or other facility, as an instrument in the importation, sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution, transportation or manufacture of dangerous drugs, or chemical diversion, if such vehicle, vessel, aircraft, equipment or other instrument is owned by or under the control or supervision of the partnership, corporation, association or juridical entity to which they are affiliated.
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, Republic Act No. 9165 (2002). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
Where a partnership, corporation, association or other juridical entity violates this Act, the partner, president, director, manager, trustee, estate administrator or officer who consents to or knowingly tolerates the violation is criminally liable as a co-principal. The same officers bear the offence’s penalty if they knowingly authorize, tolerate or consent to using a vehicle, vessel, aircraft, equipment or other facility of the entity as an instrument in importation, sale, trading, administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution, transportation or manufacture of dangerous drugs, or in chemical diversion.
Related provisions
- Section 29 — Planting Of Evidence.
- Section 31 — Deportation Of Alien Offenders.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.