Practice question
A notary refuses to submit a filled notarial register, saying that it remains private property. What does Rule XI provide?
- Failure to submit a filled register to the Executive Judge is a listed disciplinary ground.
- A filled register may always be withheld.
- Submission is needed only if a buyer requests it.
- The notary may replace submission with a verbal assurance.
- Only an empty register must be submitted.
Legal references
- 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, Rule XI Section 1, quoted and applied in Guerrero v Gonzaga, AC10317, MAIN opinion: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70149
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