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Practice question: Access Devices Regulation Act (RA 8484, Secs. 3, 9–14, and 17, as amended by RA 11449)

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Practice question

Does the access-device definition cover only a physical plastic credit card?
  1. Yes, all codes and account numbers are excluded.
  2. No; it includes the specified codes, account numbers, PINs, and other means of account access.
  3. Yes, unless the plastic card is blue.
  4. Yes, all noncredit devices are excluded.
  5. No, because every paper check is automatically included without exception.

Legal references

  • RA 8484, Sections 3, 9–14 and 17, retained provisions read with RA 11449 amendments: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1998/ra_8484_1998.html
  • RA 11449, Sections 2–5 amending access-device definitions, prohibited acts, penalties and presumption threshold: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2019/ra_11449_2019.html

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