Practice question
A notary changes the professional email address of record but does not promptly notify the Executive Judge. What consequence does amended Rule III, Section 15 expressly identify?
- No consequence because email addresses are purely private.
- Automatic extension of the existing commission.
- A mandatory lifetime ban without proceedings.
- Transfer of the commission to the email provider.
- A ground for denial of an application for renewal of commission.
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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