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Practice question: Anti-Wire Tapping Act (RA 4200)

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Practice question

Under RA 4200's general rule, whose authorization is required for the specified secret recording of a private communication, absent a valid statutory exception?
  1. Only the person operating the recorder.
  2. Only one participant chosen by the recorder.
  3. All parties to the private communication.
  4. Any unrelated employer.
  5. Only the intended future listener.

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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