EN BANC
A.M. NO. 20-07-04-SC
2020 INTERIM RULES ON REMOTE NOTARIZATION OF PAPER DOCUMENTS
RULE l
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. Title. — These rules shall be known as the 2020 Rules on Remote Notarization of Paper Documents and may be referred to as the “RON Rules” (the “Rules").
SECTION 2. Scope. — These Rules shall be limited to the notarization of paper documents and instruments with handwritten signatures or marks through the use of videoconferencing facilities as defined herein.
These Rules shall not apply to the execution of notarial wills.
SECTION 3. Localities Where the Rules Apply. — Until the Supreme Court directs otherwise, these Rules shall apply to permit the performance of notarial acts through the use of videoconferencing facilities in cases where the notary public or at least one of the principals resides, holds office, or is otherwise situated in a locality that is under community quarantine due to COVID-19, as directed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging and Infectious Diseases (IATF), the provincial governors with regard to...
