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Practice question: Authentication of Private Writings

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under Section 32, does an unsealed private writing become inadmissible solely because it lacks a seal?
  1. Yes, every private document must have a wax seal.
  2. Yes, only sealed personal letters are admissible.
  3. No.
  4. Yes, the absence of a seal conclusively proves forgery.
  5. Yes, a seal substitutes for every other evidentiary requirement.

Legal references

  • A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, 2019 Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence, Rule 132, Sections 19-36 as specifically discussed: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html

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