A notary public is a public servant chosen at state level as neutral witness for certifying documents.
Notary public or a Notary usually manages oaths and affirmations, take affidavits, statutory declarations, acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, witness and authenticating documents, prepare marine protests in case of damages, protests notes and bills of exchange, provides notice of foreign drafts, provides exemplifications and notarial copies, and performs certain other official acts depending on the jurisdiction. Basically a
public notary is a public officer who is constituted by law to provide non-contentious matters generally concerned with deeds, powers-of-attorney, estates, and international business.
A
notary public is a person who witnesses the signature of certain papers, makes sure the signers are who they say they are, and administers oaths if needed. The qualifications for becoming a notary vary from state to state although the basics remain the same. Notaries are selected by a government authority, such as a court or lieutenant governor, or by a regulating body often known as a Society or Faculty of Notaries Public. For a notary-at-law, an appointment is usually for life, but lay notaries are made to order for a briefer term with the possibility of renewal.
For the purposes of confirmation, most countries need commercial or personal papers which originate from or are signed in another country to be notarized before they can be used or officially recorded or before they can have any legal effect. Notary affixes a notarial official document which attests the execution of the document, usually by the person who appears before the notary, known as an entrepreneur or constituent.
Requirement for
notary public continues to grow each year, as they assist in variety of fields including: real assets, insurance, banking, law, etc.
