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Practice question: Qualifications and Term

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A lawyer petitions for a traditional notarial commission. She has lived in the Philippines for two years but has no regular place of work or business in the city or province where she applies. Which qualification is missing under Rule III, Section 1?
  1. A requirement to own all real estate in the province
  2. A requirement to have served as a judge
  3. A requirement to have practiced abroad
  4. A requirement to be elected by the local Bar chapter
  5. Maintenance of a regular place of work or business in the city or province of the commission

Legal references

  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf — 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, Rule III, Sections 1–4 and 8–11, printed pages 1707–1710.

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