Practice question
A party wants to remove an original public record from its office even though an admissible official copy is available. No court has ordered removal. The party says convenience alone is enough. Which is correct under Section 26?
- Convenience always permits removal
- The record must remain unless a court orders removal where inspection is essential to just determination of a pending case
- Every private litigant may take originals freely
- A photocopy can never be used
- The custodian must destroy the original after copying
Legal references
- A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, Rule 132, Sections 23–26 and 29–30.
- Reviewed primary authority, Rule 132, Sections 23–26 and 29–30, amended foreign-record proof: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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