Practice question
A person violates only a private association’s etiquette rule. No penal law prohibits the conduct or omission, and no separate offense is established. A complainant says moral blame alone makes it an RPC felony. Which is correct?
- A punishable statutory act or omission must be identified; moral blame alone is insufficient
- Every private etiquette breach is automatically a felony
- Private officers may legislate crimes by preference
- A criminal penalty may be invented after the dispute
- The seriousness of criticism supplies every legal element
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles3 and5, as applicable: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
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