Practice question
An LGU says that because Section 183 permits civil action, every collection suit is timely regardless of Section 194. Is that correct?
- Yes, judicial filing has no time limit
- Yes, only administrative collection can prescribe
- Yes, a new lawyer restarts prescription
- Yes, public revenue can never prescribe
- No; the provision expressly requires filing within the applicable Section 194 period
Legal references
- RA7160, Sections183,194 and256: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
- RA9282 amending RA1125, Sections7,11 and18–19: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9282_2004.html
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