If there is an aggravating circumstance in the crime, the court may impose the penalty as follows: 1.If the penalty originally prescribed for the crime is a fine, its maximum limit may be doubled, or incarceration shall be adjudged. 2.If the penalty originally prescribed for the crime is incarceration, its maximum limit may be doubled. 3.If the penalty originally prescribed for the crime is temporary imprisonment of which maximum limit is less than (15) fifteen years, the penalty may reach such limit. 4.If the penalty originally prescribed for the crime is temporary imprisonment that reached its maximum limit, it may be replaced by life imprisonment.
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