Practice question
A litigant offers an online video admittedly obtained in violation of the preceding Safe Spaces Act provisions. The litigant says Section 14’s exclusion applies only in criminal trials, so an administrative hearing must accept it. Which is sound?
- The stated exclusion expressly extends to administrative hearings and the other enumerated proceedings.
- Every administrative hearing is exempt from the exclusion.
- The statute names only criminal proceedings.
- Illegally obtained material must always be admitted because it is digital.
- The absence of a criminal case automatically cures the violation.
Legal references
- RA 11313, Sections 11-16, specifically online evidentiary safeguards, qualifications and offense-specific penalties: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2019/ra_11313_2019.html
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