Practice question
A court issues a valid Section 3 interception order for sixty days. After that period expires, officers continue recording indefinitely without renewal, asserting that the original investigation remains important. No other statutory authority applies. What does RA 4200 require?
- An initial order always authorizes unlimited recording.
- The authorization is limited to the specified period; extension or renewal requires the court's determination under the Act.
- The police may extend it by verbal agreement.
- The victim alone may indefinitely renew every order.
- Every existing recording must be publicly released at expiry.
Legal references
- RA 4200, Sections 1–4, private communications, judicial authorization and exclusion: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1965/ra_4200_1965.html
- Ramirez v Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 93833, September 28, 1995, main decision, participant recording: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1995/sep1995/gr_93833_1995.html
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