LAWS ON FALSIFICATIONS

Subject: LAWS ON FALSIFICATIONS Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:15 pm

Act No.3815
Laws on Falsifications

Usurpation of authority, rank, title, and improper use of names, uniforms and insignia

Act No. 3815
December 8, 1930
The Revised Penal Code of the Philippines
AN ACT REVISING THE PENAL CODE AND OTHER PENAL LAWS

Title Four
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC INTEREST

Chapter Two
OTHER FALSIFICATIONS

Sec. One. - Usurpation of authority, rank, title, and improper use of names, uniforms and insignia.

Art. 177. Usurpation of authority or official functions. - Any person who shall knowingly and falsely represent himself to be an officer, agent or representative of any department or agency of the Philippine Government or of any foreign government, or who, under pretense of official position, shall perform any act pertaining to any person in authority or public officer of the Philippine Government or any foreign government, or any agency thereof, without being lawfully entitled to do so, shall suffer the penalty of prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods.

Art. 178. Using fictitious name and concealing true name. - The penalty of arresto mayor (one to six months imprisonment) and a fine not to exceed 500 pesos shall be imposed upon any person who shall publicly use a fictitious name for the purpose of concealing a crime, evading the execution of a judgment or causing damage.
Any person who conceals his true name and other personal circumstances shall be punished by arresto menor or a fine not to exceed 200 pesos.

Art. 179. Illegal use of uniforms or insignia. - The penalty of arresto mayor shall be imposed upon any person who shall publicly and improperly make use of insignia, uniforms or dress pertaining to an office not held by such person or to a class of persons of which he is not a member.

Text by:
Chan Robles Virtual Law Library

KAYA NGA PO MGA BUK DINIDISCOURAGE NATIN ANG LAHAT NA GUMAMIT NG LOCAL POLICE/MILITARY
UNIFORMS.
SALAMATUNUN! MORE POWER BAA!!!!

Subject: Re: LAWS ON FALSIFICATIONS Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:17 pm

Thanks for the info sir eug

Subject: Re: LAWS ON FALSIFICATIONS Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:59 am

The key word here is the improper use of military uniform or insignia that is being punished under the law...... we used such uniform not to fool somebody into believing that we are the person in authority...we do not pretend to be be a military/police personnel.

Role-playing is very different from "improper use". if you use those

uniform RESPONSIBLY to "role-play" or "re-enact" your characters its
ok. but if you use it out and imitate that your a "POLICE" or "MILITARY"
publicly then its illegal.

But, of course we have to be responsible enough in wearing this.....