Practice question
A notary blames staff for giving two separate documents identical register particulars and recording only one. Explain the notary’s responsibility using Pajarillo v. Yanto, without assuming that every register error receives an identical penalty.
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf — 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, Rule VI, Sections 1–5, printed pages 1713–1716.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/aug2022/ac_13332_2022.html — Pajarillo v. Yanto, A.C. 13332, August 10, 2022, responsibility for unique and accurate register entries.
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