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Article 411

RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines

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Every civil registrar shall be civilly responsible for any unauthorized alteration made in any civil register, to any person suffering damage thereby.

Official text — RA 386

Every civil registrar shall be civilly responsible for any unauthorized alteration made in any civil register, to any person suffering damage thereby. However, the civil registrar may exempt himself from such liability if he proves that he has taken every reasonable precaution to prevent the unlawful alteration. (n)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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