Category: Notary Law
Identification, Satisfactory Evidence In Colorado, the customer must provide satisfactory evidence of identification to the notary. Colorado law CRS 12-55-110(4)(b) defines several acceptable methods of identification.
Notary Fees In Colorado, the maximum notary fees that a notary may charge are limited by law. Colorado statute CRS 12-55-121(1) limits the maximum notary fees to $5 for …
Signature by Mark, Signature by Proxy A Colorado notary may notarize a document when the customer (principal) is unable to sign a signature. Colorado notary law CRS 12-55-110.5 describes …
Notary Public is not a Notario Publico In Mexico, and many other countries in Latin America, a “notario publico“, the Spanish translation for “notary public“, refers to a legal …
Keeping a Notary Journal Colorado notaries are required to keep a notary journal. The specific requirements are listed in CRS 24-21-519. The notary must record in the journal, at …
Notary Disqualifying Interest Colorado notary law, CRS 24-21-504, Authority to Perform Notarial Act, prohibits a notary from performing any notarial act for a transaction where the notary has a …
Most Common Complaints Against Notaries The Colorado Secretary of State regulates notaries in Colorado. They publish a list of the most common signed complaints against Colorado notaries. The most …
Jurat Definition Jurat is a Latin word for “sworn” or “to swear”. Two different types of jurat notary certificates are attached to documents when the signer is making a …
Acknowledgment Definition An acknowledgment certificate is one of the most common notary certificates attached to a document. It indicates that the signer understood the purpose of the document, signed …