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Act No. 190 Section 265

Service of warrant.

Section 265

SEC. 265. Service of warrant. — Upon receiving the warrant named in the last section the officer must forthwith take the property described in the warrant, if it be in the possession of the defendant or his agent, and retain it in his custody. If the property, or any part thereof, be concealed in a building or inclosure, the officer must publicly demand its delivery; if it be not delivered, he must cause the building or inclosure to be broken open and take the property into his possession. When the officer has taken property as herein provided, he must keep it in a secure place and ultimately deliver it to the party entitled thereto, upon receiving his fees for taking and his necessary expenses for keeping the same. He must, without delay, serve on the defendant a copy of the notice, undertaking, and warrant, in the manner provided by law for service of process.

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Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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