Quiz on Malversation of Public Funds or Property

What penalty does a public officer face if the amount involved in the misappropriation or malversation does not exceed two hundred pesos?

• Reclusion temporal in its medium and maximum periods

• Prision mayor in its maximum period to reclusion temporal in its minimum period

• Prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods

• Prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods

What penalty does a public officer face if the amount involved is more than six thousand pesos but is less than twelve thousand pesos?

• Prision mayor in its maximum period to reclusion temporal in its minimum period

• Prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods

• Reclusion temporal in its medium and maximum periods

• Prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods

What penalty does a public officer face if the amount involved is more than twelve thousand pesos but is less than twenty-two thousand pesos?

• Reclusion temporal in its medium and maximum periods

• Prision mayor in its maximum period to reclusion temporal in its minimum period

• Prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods

• Prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods

What penalty does a public officer face if the amount involved exceeds twenty-two thousand pesos?

• Prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods

• Prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods

• Prision mayor in its maximum period to reclusion temporal in its minimum period

• Reclusion temporal in its maximum period to reclusion perpetua

What penalty does a public officer face for failure to render accounts to the Insular Auditor for a period of two months?

• Arresto mayor

• Prision correccional in its minimum period

• Reclusion temporal

• Prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods

What penalty does a public officer face for unlawfully leaving the Philippine Islands without securing a certificate from the Insular Auditor showing that his accounts have been finally settled?

• Reclusion temporal

• Prision correccional in its minimum period

• Prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods

• Arresto mayor

What penalty does a public officer face for the illegal use of public funds or property resulting in damages or embarrassment to the public service?

• Prision correccional in its minimum period

• Reclusion temporal

• Prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods

• Arresto mayor

What penalty does a public officer face for failure to make delivery of public funds or property?

• Prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods

• Reclusion temporal

• Prision correccional in its minimum period

• Arresto mayor

Who does the provisions of this chapter apply to besides public officers?

• Lawyers

• Private individuals

• Students

• Doctors

What penalty does a public officer face for applying public funds or property to any public use other than for which they were appropriated by law or ordinance?

• Reclusion temporal

• Arresto mayor

• Prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods

• Prision correccional in its minimum period