Practice question
A hospitalized principal is physically unable either to sign or make a mark and directs the notary to sign on his behalf. Two disinterested witnesses are available. Which accurately describes the traditional rule?
- The notary may sign merely because a relative asks
- The notary must pretend the principal personally wrote the signature
- The notary may sign on the principal’s direction, with the two witnesses and their signatures, prescribed notation, and acknowledgment or jurat required by Rule IV, Section 1(c)
- The notary may dispense with witnesses because the principal is hospitalized
- The notary must execute an ordinary copy certification instead of the prescribed act
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf — 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, Rule IV, Sections 1–6, printed pages 1710–1712.
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