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Practice question: Original Documents

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

For computer-stored data, what output may qualify as an original under Section 4(a)?
  1. Any unrelated printout
  2. Only the physical computer itself
  3. Only an oral description
  4. A readable printout or other output shown to reflect the data accurately
  5. Only a handwritten transcription regardless of accuracy

Legal references

  • A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, Rule 130, Sections 3–4; People v. Lastimosa, G.R. No. 265758, February 3, 2025, main decision.
  • Reviewed primary authority, Rule 130, Sections 3–4: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
  • Reviewed primary authority, Main decision, current original and duplicate rules: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/gr_265758_2025.html

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