1st Signature

Upon receipt of documentation you may notice your required documents have a specific area that states  e.i. signature of Notary Public or Notary Seal. The first area that indicates this initially would be the first signature for the notary public and should there be any additional proceeding this, would be an additional fee to the client.

Each additional signature...

All or any proceeding signatures after an initial required notary signature on document(s).

Acknowledgement Certificate

The Acknowledgement Certificate is a document with an affixed raised seal from our services that acknowledges the signer has personally appeared before the notary public with satisfactory evidence of proper identification as it relates to a particular preceding attached document(s) and acknowledges that he/she signed it voluntarily for its states purposes.

Affirmation

To make a solemn, formal declaration of the truth of a statement or testimony, under penalty of perjury.

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"Do you solemnly affirm, under the penalties of perjury, that that statements made herein are true?"

Oath

A solemn affirmation of the truth of any statement. Usually punishable by fine, prison term, or both.

Jurat

A statement at the end of a sworn document, such as an affidavit, in which the notary states the person making or signing the document did so on a certain day, under oath and before the notary.

Last Will and Testament

The last will and testament is the legal document by which you identify a or those individuals (or charities) that are to receive your property and possessions upon your death. These individuals and charities are commonly referred to as the beneficiaries under your last will and testament. Your self constructed or pre-drawn Will may also be notarized after careful by the notary so to ensure that it is appropriate. In some cases, a notary may not be suitable to notarize a last will and testament and it could be best before an attorney. Please note that notary publics do NOT provide legal advice nor do we practice law.

Deposition

The is normally the testimony, under oath or affirmation, taken outside of court by a witness in which lawyers ask oral questions of the deponent. The testimony is usually reduced to writing and duly authenticated and is intended to be used in a trial of a civil action or a criminal prosecution....

Certified Copy

A certified copy is a duplication of an original (often times an official ) document. certified as an exact reproduction of a master, usually made from the officer representative of the person issuing or housing the original. A Texas notary is authorized to make a copy of an original document only: that document must NOT be any document that is of open public record or a publicly recordable document.

Verification

A formal declaration by which one swears to or affirms the truth of the statements in a document. Also, the statement of a Notary Public that the person appearing before the notary has been properly identified as being the person purported to be appearing.

Affidavit

A voluntary declaration of facts, written down and sworn to or affirmed by the declarant ("affiant") before the or a Notary Public other officer having the authority to administer an oath.

Protesting a bill or note for non-acceptance or non-payment, registar and seal

A protest is a certificate of dishonor under the hand and seal of a United States consul or vice consul or a notary public or other person authorized to certify dishonor by the law of the place where dishonor occurs. 

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When is a protest required?

Protest is not required except upon dishonor of a draft that on its face appears to be either drawn or payable outside of the United States, its territories, and the District of Columbia.

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Are there procedures that a notary must know to protest an instrument?

Yes. The states that provide notaries public with the authority to protest instruments also prescribe the notarial procedures required to protest an instrument. Although some states permit notaries public to protest an instrument, such notarial procedures should only be performed by notaries who have expertise in such protests. The notaries in banking institutions generally are more familiar with the legal requirements regarding the protest of negotiable instruments.

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What is the form of certificate of protest?

A certificate by the notary public who performed the notarial procedures for a protest.

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May I refuse to protest an instrument?

Yes. Unless a notary public has expertise in the protest of an instrument, the notary must refuse the request.

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