Practice question
A notary submits a false or incomplete certificate and argues that revocation is available only for the total absence of a register. Which answer best states Rule XI?
- Only failure to keep a register is punishable
- A false or incomplete certificate is expressly listed, together with other grounds such as presence and identity failures
- A certificate can never produce administrative consequences
- Only a document’s monetary value controls discipline
- The Executive Judge must disregard all misconduct if the commission is unexpired
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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