Bolivia,54 Brazil,55 Chile,56 Colombia,57 Ecuador,58 El Salvador,59 Honduras,60 Mexico,61 Panama,62 Paraguay,63 Peru64 and Dominican Republic,65 among others.66 Other countries “ARTICLE 12. (Requirements for appointment). To be appointed a notary with attestation authority, in addition to the conditions established in article 234 of the State Constitution, it is necessary: […]”; Cf. Law No. 483, Law of the Plurinational Notary System, art. 12. Consulted on July 14, 2022. Available at: http://www.silep.gob.bo/norma/13245/ley_actualizada; and “article 234. To access public functions, it is necessary: 1. To be a Bolivian national.” Cf. Constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, art. 234. Consulted on July 14, 2022. Available at: http://www.silep.gob.bo/norma/12928/leyactualizada 54 55 “Art. 14. Designation to exercise notarial and registration functions is contingent on the following requirements: […] II. Brazilian nationality; […].” Cf. Law No. 8,935, regulating article 236 of the Federal Constitution, Notarial and Registration Services, art. 14. Consulted on July 14, 2022. Available at: http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/ l8935.htm “Art. 463. To be a rapporteur, a secretary of the Supreme Court or the Appellate Courts, or a notary requires the same conditions as to be a district judge,” and “Art. 252. To be a judge, it is necessary: 1. To be a Chilean national; 2. To have a law degree, and 3. To have completed satisfactorily the training program for applicants to the first level of the Judiciary, without prejudice to the provisions of article 284 bis. […].” Articles 269 and 284 of the law should also be referred to. Cf. Law 7471, Organic Code of Courts, articles 463 and 252. Consulted on October 26, 2022. Available at: https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=25563 56 57 “ARTICLE 132. To be a notary, of any kind, it is necessary to be a Colombian national, a citizen, a person of excellent reputation, and over 30 years of age.” Cf. Decree 960 of 1970, issuing the Notarial Statute, art. 132. Consulted on July 15, 2022. Available at: https://www.funcionpublica.gov.co/eva/gestornormativo/norma. php?i=149249#:~:text=Notariado%20y%20Registro,Expide%20el%20estatuto%20del%20Notariado.,Superin tendencia%20de%20Notariado%20y%20Registro. “ARTICLE 299. Requirements to be a notary. To be a notary, it is necessary: to be Ecuadorian and have the right to political participation; […].” Cf. Organic Code of the Judicial Function, art. 299. Consulted on July 15, 2022. Available at: https://app.vlex.com/#vid/631472775 58 “ARTICLE 4. Only those authorized by the Supreme Court of Justice may exercise notarial functions pursuant to the law. To obtain this authorization, it is necessary: 1. To be Salvadoran; […].” Cf. Notary Law, art. 4. Consulted on July 15, 2022. Available at: https://app.vlex.com/#vid/644825717 59 60 “ARTICLE 7. To be a notary, it is necessary: (i) To be Honduran by birth and with free exercise of civil rights; […].” Cf. Decree 353-2005, Notarial Code, art. 7. Consulted on July 15, 2022. Available at: https://www.poderjudicial.gob.hn/transparencia/regulacion/Documents/Codigo%20del%20Notariado.pdf 61 In Mexico, the matter is regulated by the laws of the federal entities such as: “Article 11. Applicants for designation as notary must obtain a certification granted by the state governor, who is only able to grant this to those who comply with the following requirements: I. To be a Mexican citizen by birth, at least 28 years of age; […].” Cf. Decree No. 54, Notary Law of the state de Mexico, art. 11. Consulted on July 15, 2022. Available at: https://legislacion.edomex.gob.mx/sites/legislacion.edomex.gob.mx/files/files/pdf/ley/vig/leyvig019.pdf; “Article 54. In order to apply to take the examination for candidates for the post of notary interested part must comply with the following requirements: I. Be Mexican by birth, and be at least 25 and no more than 60 years of age when applying to take the examination; […].” Cf. Mexico City Notary Law, art. 54. Consulted on July 15, 2022. Available at: https://colegiodenotarios.org.mx/doctos/LEY_DEL_NOTARIADO_PARA_LA_CIUDAD_DE_ MEXICO_2021.pdf. “ARTICLE 2120. To be a circuit, principal or substitute notary in Panama and Colón requires the same qualifications as to be a justice of the Supreme Court of Justice. To be a circuit, principal or substitute notary in other places of the Republic, it is necessary to be Panamanian by birth or by naturalization, with more than ten years continuous residence in the Republic […].” Cf. Administrative Code, art. 2120. Consulted on July 15, 2022. Available at: https://app.vlex.com/#vid/41025245. 62 “Art. 102. The conditions required to perform the functions of notary are: (a) to be Paraguayan y birth or naturalized […].” Cf. Law No. 879, Judicial Organization Code, art. 102. Consulted on July 15, 2022. Available at: https://www.bacn.gov.py/leyes-paraguayas/2321/ley-n-879-codigo-de-organizacion-judicial#:~:text=Art., IX%20 de% 20la%20Constituci%C3%B3n%20Nacional. 63 64 “Article 10. Requirements for applicants. To apply for the post of notary it is necessary: (a) To be Peruvian by birth. […].” Cf. Decree No. 1049, Legislative Decree on the notary function, art. 10. Consulted on July 15, 2022. Available at: https://www.gob.pe/institucion/minjus/informes-publicaciones/1947983-Decree-legislativodel-notariado-n-1049. 65 “Article 22. Requirements. The following requirements are established for appointment as a notary: (1) To be Dominican and to be in full enjoyment of civil and political rights pursuant to the Constitution and the law; […].” Cf. Law No. 140-15, Notarial Law establishing the Dominican Notaries Professional Association, art. 22. Consulted on July 15, 2022. Available at: https://app.vlex.com/#vid/840941985. Other Latin America States also establish the nationality requirement in order to exercise notary functions. This is the case of Cuba and Venezuela. The Notaries Law of the Cuban State establishes: “Article 8. To be appointed a notary, the following requirements must be complied with: (a) to be a Cuban citizen; […].” Cf. Law No. 50, State Notaries Law, art. 8. Consulted on July 18, 2022. Available at: https://www.ciegodeavila.gob.cu/images/PDF/nuestraRegion/Otras_Direcciones/Justicia/Ley_50_De_las_Notar %C3%ADas_Estatales_y_su_Reglamento.pdf. And the Venezuelan Registration and Notaries Law establishes: “Article 69. […] Notaries Public must be Venezuelan, at least 18 years of age, and lawyers, with at least five 66 17