Practice question
Nico was fourteen when he committed an act causing property damage. He invokes the current juvenile law and argues that criminal exemption automatically wipes out any civil claim. Which is correct?
- His age makes every civil claim legally impossible
- He is criminally exempt by reason of age, but civil liability remains governed by existing laws
- The old RPC threshold of under nine controls his criminal exemption
- His parents must automatically be imprisoned in his place
- Civil liability exists only if he becomes an adult before suit
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — Revised Penal Code, Article 101, civil consequences of specified exempting and justifying circumstances.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2006/ra_9344_2006.html — section 6, current minimum age and preservation of civil liability.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10630_2013.html — section 3, amending RA 9344 section 6, current age exemption and express preservation of civil liability.
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