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Practice question: Chain of Custody

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

What does amended Section21(1) require in addition to physical inventory?
  1. Photographing the seized items
  2. Selling them before examination
  3. Destroying them without records
  4. Treating counsel as the forensic chemist
  5. Discarding every label

Legal references

  • RA10640 Section1 amending RA9165 Section21(1): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2014/ra_10640_2014.html
  • People v Olarte, GR233209, March11,2019, MAIN opinion, categories and authentication of object evidence: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/mar2019/gr_233209_2019.html
  • Silvano v People, GR273931, February12,2026, MAIN opinion, non-drug identifiable objects and Section21: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/feb2026/gr_273931_2026.html

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