What crime is committed by a person who compels a debtor to work against their will to enforce payment of a debt?
The crime committed is Services rendered under compulsion in payment of debt (Article 274, Revised Penal Code). This offense involves a person compelling a debtor to work for them, against the debtor’s will, in order to require or enforce the payment of a debt. The work compelled must be specifically as a household servant or farm laborer. The penalty imposed is arresto mayor in its maximum period to prision correccional in its minimum period.
02 November 2025
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