Practice question
An otherwise eligible applicant previously received probation but has never availed of community service. The court proposes denial solely because of that probation history. What does paragraph14 provide?
- Probation automatically counts as prior community service
- Prior probation always bars all future applications
- Only a prosecutor may waive an absolute statutory bar
- Prior probation alone does not disqualify the application
- The applicant must deny the history to apply
Legal references
- AM20-06-14-SC, October6 2020, community-service guidelines paragraphs5-10 and14: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_20-06-14-sc_2020.pdf
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