Philippine Bar review · Question

Practice question: Repealed. See instead Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (RA 9165, Art. II, as amended by RA 10640; See also AM 18-03-16-SC)

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A warrantless seizure requires the team to choose the nearest police station or nearest apprehending-office location, whichever is practicable under the text. An officer insists every seizure must use a warrant-service location even though no warrant exists. What distinction matters?
  1. Only the officer’s vacation address matters
  2. All seizures are treated as warrant service
  3. A warrantless seizure removes every inventory duty
  4. The statute has separate warrant and warrantless location provisions
  5. The accused may choose any country

Legal references

  • RA10640 Section1, amended RA9165 Section21(1), inventory, photography and witnesses: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2014/ra_10640_2014.html

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