Philippine Bar review · Question

Practice question: Exempting Circumstances (See also RA 9208, Sec. 17, as amended; RA 9262, Sec. 26; RA 9344, Sec. 6, as amended by RA 10630)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

What is the general rule for a child above fifteen but below eighteen under that provision?
  1. Exempt and subject to intervention unless the child acted with discernment, in which case the appropriate juvenile proceedings apply
  2. Always treated as fully exempt regardless of discernment
  3. Always tried as an ordinary adult without the Act
  4. Exempt only if the employer agrees
  5. Automatically liable because age never matters

Legal references

  • RA10630, Section3, amended Section6: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10630_2013.html

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