Practice question
A person asks to inspect the entire notarial register without identifying any particular transaction or establishing identity. The notary says lawful inspection is possible but subject to Rule VI, Section 4. Which is correct?
- Every requester must receive unrestricted possession of the whole book
- Inspection in the notary’s presence requires the specified identification and recorded particulars, and the requester is shown only the specified entries
- No person may ever inspect any entry
- Only an opposing litigant may inspect
- The notary may destroy unrelated entries before inspection
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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