Practice question
Upon reasonable cause, qualified customs personnel examine a receptacle transporting human remains because it is suspected of concealing prohibited goods. Counsel claims Section222 categorically excludes that receptacle regardless of its text. Which is correct?
- The statute expressly includes such receptacles within the stated authority
- Human-remains receptacles are expressly excluded in all circumstances
- Only empty envelopes may be inspected
- Any container becomes immune if it is solemnly labeled
- The reasonable-cause requirement never matters
Legal references
- RA10863, Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, Sections221–222: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2016/ra_10863_2016.html
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