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Practice question: Business Records made by Electronic, Optical, or Similar Means (AM 01-7-01-SC, Rule 8)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

In a civil case, must the Rule8 sponsoring witness always be the individual who personally entered every record?
  1. No; the custodian or another qualified witness may establish the foundation
  2. Yes; no substitute is allowed
  3. Only the opposing lawyer may testify
  4. Only the software manufacturer may testify
  5. Only a judge may describe records

Legal references

  • A.M.01-7-01-SC, Rules on Electronic Evidence, Rules2,8 and9, civil proceedings: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_01-7-01_sc_2001.html

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