Practice question
Two proposed credible witnesses hold proper identity documents but neither personally knows the principal. Can they establish the principal’s identity under Rule II, Section 12(b)?
- Yes, provided they sign only as document witnesses.
- Yes, because their own IDs identify everyone present.
- Yes, if they know each other.
- Yes, if the notary pays them.
- No; each must personally know the individual.
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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