A.M. No.

02-8-13-SC
2004 Rules on Notarial Practice

RESOLUTION

Acting on the compliance dated 05 July 2004 and on the proposed

Rules on Notarial Practice of 2004 submitted by the Sub-Committee
for the Study, Drafting and Formulation of the Rules Governing the
Appointment of Notaries Public and the Performance and Exercise of
Their Official Functions, of the Committees on Revision of the Rules
of Court and on Legal Education and Bar Matters, the Court Resolved
to APPROVE the proposed Rules on Notarial Practice of 2004, with
modifications, thus: chanroblesvirtu allawlibrar y

2004 RULES ON NOTARIAL PRACTICE

RULE I
IMPLEMENTATION
SECTION 1. Title. - These Rules shall be known as the 2004 Rules on
Notarial Practice.
SEC. 2. Purposes. - These Rules shall be applied and construed to
advance the following purposes: ch anroblesvirtuall awlibrar y

(a) to promote, serve, and [1]________ public interest; chan robles

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(b) to simplify, clarify, and modernize the rules governing notaries
public; and
(c) to foster [2]________ conduct among notaries public. chan robles
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SEC. 3. Interpretation. - Unless the context of these Rules otherwise
indicates, words in the singular include the plural, and words in the
plural include the singular.
RULE II
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1. Acknowledgment. - “Acknowledgment” refers to an act
in which an individual on a single occasion: chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

(a) appears in person before the notary public and presents an

integrally complete [3]________ or document;

(b) is attested to be personally known to the notary public or

identified by the notary public through competent evidence of