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Practice question: Notarial Register

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

May a notary place required PDF duplicate originals in a ZIP archive before emailing the clerk?
  1. Yes, if the archive contains only two files.
  2. Yes, if the archive has no password.
  3. No; the PDF files must not be contained in ZIP or RAR archives.
  4. Yes, because all compression formats are mandatory.
  5. Yes, if the register is otherwise complete.

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. 02-8-13-SC, March 4, 2025 Resolution, reproduced in OCA Circular 197-2025, pp. 1–4: https://oca.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/OCA-Circular-No.-197-2025.pdf

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