Practice question
A traditional notary is invited to notarize instruments in a hotel’s public function hall within the commission territory at the parties’ request. The hall is being used for the document-signing event. No ULAS or electronic-notarization issue is involved. Is the hotel venue permissible?
- Yes, under the express public-function-area exception, subject to all other requisites.
- No, hotels are categorically excluded.
- Yes, but only if the parties transfer ownership of the hotel to the notary.
- Yes, because client request alone permits every venue.
- No, unless the hall becomes the notary’s permanent office.
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. 24-10-14-SC, February 4, 2025, Rules on Electronic Notarization, Rule I, Sections 1–2 (separate regimes): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/98644
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