Practice question
A fourteen-year-old commits a second offense after community-based intervention. The Section20-B facts are established. Does repetition alone convert the child into an adult criminal defendant?
- No; the section directs intensive intervention under its safeguards
- Yes; repetition automatically removes the age exemption
- Yes; every second offense requires adult imprisonment
- Yes; no social worker can participate
- Yes; parental consent replaces every court safeguard
Legal references
- RA10630 amended RA9344 Sections20-B–20-E: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10630_2013.html
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