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Practice question: Proof of Official Record

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Practice question

A foreign-record custody certificate satisfies Section 24. Does its prima facie genuineness effect necessarily establish the truth of every substantive foreign-record assertion?
  1. No.
  2. Yes, authentication conclusively proves all contents and legal consequences.
  3. Yes, no hearsay or relevance question can remain.
  4. Yes, a certificate automatically wins the entire case.
  5. Yes, the judge cannot assess the offered purpose.

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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