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Practice question: Concept

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Practice question

Under that ordinary category, does the civil liability’s amount itself replace the stated criminal jurisdiction test?
  1. Only damages determine every criminal forum
  2. Every large civil claim automatically selects an RTC
  3. No
  4. Only court filing fees determine offenses
  5. Any creditor may choose the court

Legal references

  • BP129 Section32 as amended by RA7691 Section2 (criminal allocation, not old civil thresholds): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1994/ra_7691_1994.html
  • GR45815, prescribed penalty rather than sentence ultimately imposed determines criminal subject jurisdiction: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1990/may1990/gr_45815_1990.html

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