Practice question
A person offers a current official ID bearing a photograph and signature, but the photograph and biographical details plainly belong to another person. The person argues that the document’s format satisfies Rule II. Explain why competent evidence of identity is not a mechanical checklist.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 02-8-13-SC, 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, Rules III, IV and VI, official collation pp. 1707–1716: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf
- A.M. No. 02-8-13-SC, February 19, 2008, Rule II, Section 12(a), official collation p. 1727: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf
- R.A. No. 11055, Sections 6(a), 12–14: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11055_2018.html
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