Practice question
For how long is an ordinary Rule 126 search warrant valid from its date?
- Indefinitely until the officer chooses to act.
- Ten days; thereafter it is void.
- One year in every case.
- Thirty days after the first unsuccessful attempt.
- Only until the first newspaper publication.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rule 126 sections 7–12: entry, presence, search time, ten-day validity, receipt and return.
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf — A.M. 21-06-08-SC, Rule 3 sections 3–8: search recording supplements other execution safeguards, PDF pages 704–706.
Answer this question in flashcards to review your response and continue practicing.