Practice question
A sixteen-year-old acted without discernment at the time of the offense. A party says criminal exemption automatically cancels every possible civil liability as well. Which is correct?
- Every criminal exemption necessarily eliminates civil liability
- The child must be sentenced as an adult
- The statutory criminal exemption does not itself include exemption from civil liability, which follows existing law
- Intervention is legally prohibited
- The complainant may replace the statutory age rule
Legal references
- RA10630, Section3, amended RA9344 Section6: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10630_2013.html
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