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Practice question: Title XII – Crimes Against the Civil Status of Persons

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Which offense is addressed by Article 348?
  1. Every use of an alias.
  2. Usurpation of another person's civil status.
  3. Any lawful correction of a birth record.
  4. Every marriage-license application.
  5. Any disagreement over a surname.

Legal references

  • Revised Penal Code, Act No. 3815, specified articles, as amended: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426; Articles 348–350.
  • Pulido v People, G.R. No. 220149, July 27, 2021, en banc main decision, bigamy and void marriages: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/jul2021/gr_220149_2021.html
  • Genio v People, G.R. No. 261666, January 24, 2024, main decision, marriage requisites and criminal proof: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jan2024/gr_261666_2024.html
  • RA 10655, repeal of RPC Article 351: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2015/ra_10655_2015.html

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