Text of the provision
Art. 411. 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.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
A civil registrar is civilly liable to anyone damaged by an unauthorized alteration in a civil register. He escapes liability only by proving he took every reasonable precaution to prevent the unlawful alteration.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 410 — Register Entries as Evidence.
- Article 412 — Corrections Require a Court Order.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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