Who is a Notary Public?
A notary public is a person that has been authorized to verify signatures or marks and confirm that copies of documents are true and genuine. Notaries public play an important role in ensuring the validity of important legal documents. Without the verification provided by notaries public, many legal transactions would be impossible or difficult to execute.
In general, a notary public has the authority to witness the signing of important documents, verify the identity of persons signing documents, take affidavits and statutory declarations, certify copies of documents as true copies and administer oaths.
Notaries are important because they provide an independent, unbiased witness to the signing of documents. They also help to deter fraud by making it more difficult for people to forge signatures or alter documents. In some cases, notarized documents may require authentication and legalization before they can be used in another country.
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