Author: Jerry Lucas
Colorado Senior Law Handbook The Colorado Senior Law Handbook is an annual consumer-oriented guide that addresses many issues facing Colorado’s senior citizens. The book helps seniors understand, in plain …
Cloud Storage for Legal Documents Attorneys and law firms are now using cloud storage to store legal documents. State bar associations have endorsed the use of cloud storage, as …
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Copy Certification by Document Custodian A copy certification may be made by a document custodian by presenting a document to a notary. The custodian makes a sworn statement that …
Russian Language Notary, Русский нотариус We offer Russian language notary service in Colorado Springs. A Colorado notary may notarize a document written in a foreign language, including a Russian language …
Motor Vehicle Bill of Sale Notary We provide Colorado Springs mobile notary services to notarize a bill of sale for a motor vehicle. Buyers and sellers often find a motor vehicle …
Notary Journal Notes Colorado notaries are required to keep a record that should include notary journal notes. The specific requirements are listed in CRS 12-55-111. The notary must record in …
A Colorado notary may notarize for a minor if the same requirements are met as for any other signer. The signer must show satisfactory evidence of identification. A government-issued photo …
Decline to Notarize Illegal Document If a Colorado notary knows or has a reasonable belief that a notarial act or the associated transaction is an illegal document, or is fraudulent, …
Deposition by Colorado Notary, 1865 Colorado notary law CRS 12-55-110(1)(d) authorizes a notary to take depositions, affidavits, verifications, and other sworn testimony or statements. While many notaries take affidavits, …
Colorado Petition Circulator Affidavit In Colorado, a petition circulator may ask a notary to notarize the petition affidavit on an election petition. The petition may be for a candidate, …
Sound Mind Definition In Colorado, CRS 15-11-501 states that an individual 18 or more years of age who is of sound mind can make a will. A number of …
Federal Notary Authority Colorado notary powers and duties are listed in CRS 12-55-110 of the Colorado Notaries Public Act. Notaries may also perform acts authorized under common law or …
Notary Journal Inspection In Colorado, if you receive a request for a notary journal inspection or to make a copy of a notary journal entry, be sure to protect …
Awareness and Willingness Screening In addition to meeting in person with a document signer and verifying satisfactory evidence of identification, a notary must check for the signer’s awareness and …