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Practice question: Civil Liability of Persons Exempt from Criminal Liability

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under Article 101, who bears civil liability for harm justified by avoidance of a greater evil under Article 11(4)?
  1. Only the person whose property was damaged
  2. Persons for whose benefit the harm was prevented, in proportion to the benefit received
  3. Every resident of the country in equal shares
  4. Only the person who filed the criminal complaint
  5. No person under any circumstances

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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