Title
Amendment to exam rules for legal applicants
Law
Republic Act No. 2270
Decision Date
Jun 19, 1959
Republic Act No. 2270 amends the rules for bar exam questions and answers in the Philippines, requiring standardized questions, allowing typewriters for applicants with poor penmanship, and implementing measures to prevent fraud and maintain anonymity.

Amended exam rules for legal applicants

  • Section 10 provides that the questions shall be the same for all applicants.
  • Section 10 requires that if the questions are prepared in writing, a copy in English or Spanish shall be given to each applicant.
  • Section 10 requires applicants to answer in writing and without reference to books or notes.
  • Section 10 provides that no oral examination shall be given.

Typewriter use for poor penmanship

  • Section 10 allows typewriter use when an applicant makes a verified application stating that the applicant’s penmanship is so poor that it will be difficult to read answers without much loss of time.
  • Section 10 empowers the Supreme Court to allow such applicant to use a typewriter in answering the questions.
  • Section 10 limits typewriter use to only noiseless typewriters.

Anti-fraud precautions and paper integrity

  • Section 10 requires the Supreme Court to take such precautions as are necessary to prevent substitution of papers or the commission of other frauds.
  • Section 10 prohibits placing the names of typewriter users on the examination papers.

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