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

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under amended Section 9(q), must prohibited skimming with the required account-access intent actually cause a cash withdrawal or monetary injury?
  1. Yes, cash withdrawal is indispensable in every case.
  2. Yes, a bank must first become insolvent.
  3. No; the section expressly covers the conduct whether or not cash is withdrawn or monetary injury occurs.
  4. Yes, unless fifty people complain.
  5. No, because intent to access the account is never relevant.

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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