18 Nov Intensified New Anti-Carnapping Law: Imprisonment Up to 30 Years, Non-Bailable Offense
An imprisonment from a maximum of 17 years and four months to 20 to 30 years in jail will be charged to carnapping suspects as mandated in the new anti-carnapping law of the Philippines.
According to a report by Philippine Information Agency (PIA), during the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (RLECC) meeting, PSupt Alejandro O. Espiritu, deputy at the Regional Highway Patrol Unit (RHPU) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 10 presented that the Republic Act 10883 or “An act providing for a new anti-carnapping law of the Philippines” now holds carnapping a non-bailable offense and will demand Land Transportation Office (LTO) a document of all cars and owner.
According to the act, “Carnapping” is defined as the taking, with intent to gain, of a motor vehicle belonging to another without the latter’s consent, or by means of violence against or intimidation of persons, or by using force upon things.
When the crime is committed without violence or intimidation of persons, or force upon things would be imprisoned for not less than 17 years and 4 months and not more than 30 years. And a penalty of life imprisonment to death shall be imposed when the owner, driver or occupant of the carnapped motor vehicle is killed in the commission of the carnapping.
Public officials who were found to be involved in carnapping will also face dismissal from service and perpetual disqualification from public office.
Original registration of a vehicle to apply for clearance from the PNP and LTO is also required by the new law.
Transfer of vehicle plates without LTO’s approval and the alteration of serial numbers will also be considered as a criminal act.
It also punishes the sale of secondhand spare parts acquired from a carnapped vehicle.
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