Título VIII. Protocolaciones

May be protocolized:

1ºDocuments or proceedings whose protocolization is ordered by law or by competent tribunal;

2ºPrivate documents whose signatures have been previously legalized; and

3ºPrivate documents without acknowledgment or legalization of signatures.

In the cases provided for in paragraph 1º, the protocolization shall be done by the Notary by and before himself; in the cases of paragraph 2º, the appearance of the person in whose favor the document was signed shall suffice, and in the cases of paragraph 3º, the appearance of all the signatories of the document is indispensable.

The record of protocollization shall contain:

1st The serial number of the instrument;

2nd The place and the date;

3rd The names of the applicants, or transcription, where applicable, of the judicial mandate;

4th Reference to the document or proceeding, indicating the number of pages it contains and the place it occupies in the protocol, according to the foliation, and the numbers corresponding to the first and last pages; and

5th The signature of the applicants, where applicable, and that of the Notary.

When the protocolization of documents or proceedings related thereto is agreed upon in a public deed, the respective clause shall contain the requirements pertinent to the preceding articles and shall serve as the record.