Practice question
Under Article 39 as amended by RA 10159, what monetary basis determines one day of subsidiary personal liability for an unpaid fine?
- Eight pesos in every case.
- The offender's last daily salary.
- The highest minimum wage rate prevailing in the Philippines when the trial court renders the judgment of conviction.
- The victim's daily income.
- Any rate later selected by the jail administrator.
Legal references
- RA 10159, Section 1 amending RPC Article 39, subsidiary personal liability: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2012/ra_10159_2012.html
- Nanzan v People, G.R. No. 262084, April 3, 2024, main decision, fine distinct from civil indemnity and current subsidiary rate: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_262084_2024.html
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