Practice question
Under the one-credible-witness route in Rule II, Section 12(b), which is required?
- The witness must be privy to the transaction
- The witness need only have seen the principal’s name online
- The witness may be completely unknown to both notary and principal
- The witness must not be privy, must be personally known to the notary, and must personally know the individual
- The witness must be the adverse contracting party
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf — 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, Rule II, Section 12 and Rule IV, Section 2; February 19, 2008 amendment, printed page 1727.
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/64339 — Dandoy v. Edayan, A.C. 12084, June 6, 2018, residence certificates and interested identifying witnesses.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11055_2018.html — R.A. 11055, Sections 12–14, identification subject to authentication and limitations.
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