Practice question
A notary personally notarizes a document but fails to record the required entry. The notary argues that recording is optional because the signatory admits signing. Which is correct under Rule XI?
- The admission eliminates every notarial duty
- Only loss of the whole register can support action
- Failure to make proper entries is an express disciplinary ground independently of the signatory’s admission
- The client must first obtain a criminal conviction
- The notary’s seal proves all register duties were performed
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf — 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, Rule XI, Sections 1–3 and Rule XII, Section 1, printed pages 1720–1722.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/aug2022/ac_13332_2022.html — Pajarillo v. Yanto, A.C. 13332, August 10, 2022, administrative responsibility for register failures.
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