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ARCILLA, AYRA
LACSON, JEC
PO, ALEX
PURPOSE OF NOTARIAL
LAW
(Sec 2, Rule I)
1. To promote, serve, and protect public interest;
2. To simplify, clarify, and modernize the rules governing
notaries public; and
3. To foster ethical conduct among notaries’ public.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF
“ACKNOWLEDGEMENT”?
Itreferstoanactinwhichanindividualonasingleoccasion
a. appearsinpersonbeforethe notary public and presents an
instrument or document;
b. is personally known to the notary public or identified by the
notary public through competent evidence of identity;
c. signs the instrument or document in the presence of the notary;
and
d. takes an oath or affirmation before the notary public as to such
instrument or document
Briefly, it is that part of the affidavit in which the notary public
certifiesthattheinstrumentwassworntobeforehim.
Section 6, Rule II
a. Signs the instrument or document or document in the
presence of the notary;
b. Takes an oath or affirmation before the notary public as
to such instrument or document.
WHAT IS A NOTARIAL
CERTIFICATE?
TUPAL VS ROJO
YES.
• A notary public may file a written application with the Executive Judge for the
within forty-five (45) days before the expiration thereof.
• Failure to file said application will result in the deletion of the name of the notary
public in the register of notaries public.
• The notary public thus removed from the Register of Notaries Public may
only be reinstated therein after he is issued a new commission in accordance
with these Rules.
POWERS AND LIMITATIONS
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC
Sec. 1, Rule IV
a. A notary public is empowered to perform the following
notarial acts:
1. Acknowledgements;
2. Oaths and affirmations;
3. Jurats;
4. Signature witnessing;
5. Copy certifications; and
6. Any other act authorized by the Rules.
POWERS AND LIMITATIONS
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC
GR: A notary public shall not perform a notarial act outside his
regular place of work or business; provided,
EXPNS: A notarial act may be performed at the request of the
parties in the following sites located within his territorial
jurisdiction:
1. public offices, convention halls, and similar places where oaths of
office may be administered;
2. public function areas in hotels and similar places for the signing of
instruments or documents requiring notarization;
3. hospitals and other medical institutions where a party to an
instrument or document is confined for treatment; and
4. any place where a party to an instrument or document requiring
notarization is under detention.
W H AT A R E T H E P R O H I B I T I O N S I M P O S E D B Y
L AW O N T H E P E R F O R M A N C E O F N OTA R I A L
C O M M I S S I O N A N D W H AT A R E T H E
EXCEPTIONS?
(Sec. 1, Rule V)
• For performing a notarial act, a notary public may charge
the maximum fee as prescribed by the Supreme Court
unless he waives the fee in whole or in part.
Type of Document Price
For protest for drafts, bills of exchange, or
promissory notes for non-acceptance or
non- payment, and for notice thereof
For the registration of such protest and filing
or safekeeping of the same