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Practice question: Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (RA 9344, Titles I, IV, and VII, as amended by RA 10630)

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

An official requires a child in conflict with the law to walk through the community wearing a humiliating sign as punishment. Which Title VII rule applies?
  1. The measure is always lawful if inexpensive
  2. It is lawful whenever the complainant approves
  3. The Act prohibits this degrading and humiliating form of punishment
  4. The rule applies only after a death sentence
  5. The child must first agree in writing before objecting

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2006/ra_9344_2006.html — RA 9344, Titles I, IV and VII, especially sections 6, 20, 57 and 60–61, read with RA 10630.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10630_2013.html — sections 3, 6 and 11, amended age rule, intervention and IJISC provisions, qualified parental civil liability and local-ordinance protections.

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