Practice question
An official conducts a customs search beyond any established statutory area or granted authority, then insists the word customs eliminates the need to identify power or limits. Which is best?
- The word customs automatically validates every search nationwide
- The authority, location and applicable statutory conditions must be established
- Finding imported goods retroactively supplies every authority defect
- Only the officer’s confidence matters
- All customs searches are prohibited without exception
Legal references
- RA10863 Sections214–223: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2016/ra_10863_2016.html
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