1. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding article, anyone who, in execution of a preconceived plan or taking advantage of the same opportunity, commits multiple acts or omissions that offend one or more persons and violate the same penal provision or provisions of an equal or similar nature, shall be punished as the perpetrator of a continuing offense with the penalty prescribed for the most serious offense, which shall be imposed in its upper half, and may extend to the lower half of the next higher penalty.
2. In the case of offenses against property, the penalty shall be imposed taking into account the total damage caused. In these offenses, the Judge or Court shall, with due justification, impose the penalty by one or two degrees, to the extent deemed appropriate, if the act is of notorious gravity and has harmed a large number of persons.
3. Offenses against eminently personal property are excepted from the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, except for those constituting offenses against honor and sexual freedom and integrity that affect the same victim. In these cases, the nature of the act and the violated provision will be considered to determine whether or not the principle of continuing offenses applies.