Dear PAO,
My brother who is a doctor is being threatened with prosecution for allegedly issuing a false medical certificate. From the story of my informant, the same took place for quite a long time already — that is, six and a half years ago. Assuming that my brother did in fact issue a false medical certificate, can he still be prosecuted for such? Isn't it that the previously mentioned crime is considered a light offense which has a brief prescriptive period?
Armand
Dear Armand,
The answer to your query is found in the pertinent provisions of Act Number 3815, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended. To begin with, Article 174 of the said law defines and penalizes the crime of false medical certificate, viz:
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