Practice question
A notary lets the commission expire without applying for renewal. The name is deleted from the register of notaries public. The lawyer later pays a renewal fee and claims the old commission automatically revived. Is that correct?
- Yes, payment alone revives it retroactively.
- No; reinstatement after such removal requires issuance of a new commission under the Rules.
- Yes, if no client complained during the lapse.
- Yes, but only for documents signed before payment.
- No, because the lawyer can never seek commissioning again.
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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