Text of the provision
Sec. 9. Official document or act. — In pleading an official document or official act, it is sufficient to aver that the document was issued or the act was done in compliance with law.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 8, Section 9. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 9 of Rule 8 (Manner Of Making Allegations In Pleadings) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 8 — How to contest such documents.
- Section 10 — Specific denial.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text above is reproduced in full from the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), verified against the Supreme Court's official publication and the ChanRobles rendering. The framing around it is general legal information, not legal advice. How a rule applies to a particular case depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your matter can assess.