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Practice question: Competent Evidence of Identity

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

An unknown principal offers only an expired ordinary identification document, invoking Section 12(a) rather than a special statute. What express requirement is missing?
  1. A document written only in English.
  2. A current identification document.
  3. An identity document issued by the notary.
  4. A document purchased on the same day.
  5. An identification card signed by every contracting party.

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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