Practice question
An imported vehicle’s serial number differs from the number recorded by the Bureau of Customs. Its possessor argues that no visible scraping was proved, so the statutory definition of defacing or tampering cannot apply. Which is correct?
- The definition deems the differing imported-vehicle serial number defaced or tampered with.
- Visible scratches are always indispensable despite the specific deeming rule.
- Customs records are categorically irrelevant.
- Every imported vehicle is automatically carnapped.
- A serial mismatch alone proves every element of carnapping.
Legal references
- RA 10883, Sections 2-4, particularly technical definitions in Section 2: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2016/ra_10883_2016.html
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