STATUTES STRICTLY CONSTRUED:

1. Penal statues
2. Statues in derogation of rights
3. Statues authorizing expropriations
4. Statutes granting privileges
5. Legislative grants to LGU
6. Statutory grounds for removal of officials
7. Naturalization Laws
8. Statues imposing taxes and custom duties
9. Granting tax exemptions
10.
Statutes concerning the sovereign
11.
Statutes prescribing formalities of a will
STATUES LIBERALLY CONSTRUED
1. Grant to power to local government
2. Statues granting power to tax
3. Statues prescribing prescriptive period to collect
taxes
4. Statutes imposing penalties for nonpayment of tax
5. Election Laws
6. Amnesty Proclamations
7. Statutes prescribing prescription of crimes
8. Adoption statues
9. Veteran and pension laws
10.
Rules of Court
11.
Redemption laws
MANDATORY STATUTES
1. Statutes conferring power
2. Statutes granting benefit
3. Statutes prescribing jurisdictional requirement
4. Statutes prescribing time to take action or to
appeal
5. Election laws on qualification and disqualification
6. Statutes prescribing qualifications for office
7. Statutes relating to assessment of taxes
8. Statutes concerning public auction sale

DIRECTORY STATUTES
1. Statutes prescribing guidance for officers
2. Statutes prescribing manner of judicial action
3. Statutes requiring rendition of decision within
prescribed period
- Constitution time provision: directory
PROSPECTIVE STATUTES
1. Penal statutes but can be applied retroactively if
beneficial to the accused
2. Ex Post Facto Law
3. Bill of Attainder
4. Statutes substantive in nature
5. Statutes affecting vested rights
6. Statutes affecting obligations of contract
7. Repealing and amendatory acts
8. Statues relating to appeals
RETROACTIVE STATUTES
1. Procedural laws
2. Curative laws
- will not be given retroactive if to do so
would impair obligations of contract or
disturb vested rights
3. Police power legislation
4. Statutes relating to prescription can be both
prospective and retroactive