Practice question
A lawyer applies to renew a commission within the prescribed 45-day period but attaches no mark, image, or impression of the seal. She says the court has seen the seal in past reports. Is that a sufficient renewal application under Rule III, Section 13?
- No; a mark, image, or impression of the seal must be attached to the written renewal application.
- Yes, because prior reports automatically become attachments.
- Yes, because seals matter only after renewal.
- No, because renewal applications must be filed exactly 90 days before expiry.
- No, because every renewal requires a new Bar examination.
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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