Practice question
At the parties’ request, a commissioned traditional notary administers an oath of office at a public office inside the commissioning court’s territory. Assuming all other requisites, is regular-office location alone a bar?
- No, because all notaries have nationwide traditional authority.
- Yes, because there are no exceptions.
- Yes, unless the notary becomes an employee there.
- No; the public-office oath setting falls within an express exception.
- No, because venue never matters.
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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