The notary public is an official certified by the State, whose fundamental responsibility is to help prevent fraud, serving as impartial witnesses that certify the authenticity of a document. The signature and stamp of the notary serve as a guarantee and provide legality. A notarized document without a signature has no validity.

 

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Some commonly notarized documents include:

• wills

• Trusts

• scriptures

• Contracts

• Declared jurisdictions

The primary responsibility of a notary public is to verify the identity of the signer or declarant. The most common way to do this is by requesting a document current or expired for no more than three years containing the bearer's photograph and signature issued by a federal, state or tribal government.  If you do not have such a document, you may be able to use what is known as “credible witness identification” – that is, a person who is willing to testify under oath that they know the signer or declarant.

The maximum fee that a notary public can charge you is set by Executive Order through the State of Utah Rules of Conduct for Notaries Public. Please contact the notary public for their fee.

Pursuant to the State of Utah Rules of Conduct for Notary Publics, notaries may charge a fee not to exceed $5 per document/notarization; trip charges must be equal to or less than the federal mileage rate as issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). All fees must be posted in a conspicuous place at the notary's place of business or, upon request, the fees must be disclosed to anyone using the services of a notary

• The document completed with the notarial certificate reflecting the notarial act that you require. 

• The signatories or declarants must be present.

• Identity document in force or expired for no more than three years that has the same name that appears on the document that will be notarized.

• Payment/Fee.

 

 

                                                 What is the Apostille:

 

The Hague apostille is a seal that certifies that a document obtained in one country is true and, therefore, must be recognized and accepted as valid in another.

The apostille stamp – or apostille – may vary in design, size or color between countries. The fundamental thing for its validity is that it be placed by a competent authority according to the laws that regulate this issue in each of the signatory countries of the Hague Convention or that adopted that treaty later.

This article reports on the key points that should be known about the Hague Apostille, what type of documents can be apostilled and which are the competent authorities to apostille in all the Latin American countries that are part of the Convention, as well as in the United States. United.

The documents that can obtain an apostille can be:

apostille of birth certificates, apostille of powers of attorney, apostille of qualifications; apostille of marriage certificate, apostille of survivors, apostille of divorce certificate, apostille of diplomas, apostille of flight hours; and also apostilles of death certificates among others.

Generally, the documents to be apostilled must be submitted in original and in this way be able to obtain the respective apostille of each document.

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