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Practice question: Competent Evidence of Identity

Essay Hard Jurisprudence

Practice question

An official-agency ID is current and bears the principal’s photograph and signature. The notary rejects it solely because its title is not among the examples enumerated in the 2008 amendment. Discuss whether the list is closed.

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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