Practice question
Does Section 5 authorize compulsory physical force to obtain a receipt signature as an indispensable service step?
- Yes; signature must be extracted by force.
- Yes; the server may punish refusal personally.
- No.
- Yes; every refusal authorizes immediate imprisonment.
- Yes; the signature is the only permitted means under all circumstances.
Legal references
- 2019 Amendments to Civil Procedure, Rule 14, particularly Sections 1-5, 8, 13 and 23, as applicable to the stated issue: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
- AM 19-10-20-SC, November 26, 2024, Rule 13-A Section 5, express preservation of Rule 14 for summons: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/99055
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