Category: Notary Law
Notarizing for a Low IQ Person Occasionally, a Colorado notary may encounter an adult with a low IQ (intelligence quotient), that needs a document notarized. Psychologists and psychiatrists are likely …
Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) A Colorado notary must identify the person signing a document by using satisfactory evidence of identification, including a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC). The most common …
Bent’s Fort, Colorado 1842 One of the early acts performed by a notary in the days before Colorado Territory was formed in 1861, was a marriage in 1842 at …
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 …
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, …
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 …
English Common Law for Notaries Does the English common law still apply today in Colorado? Here is the current Colorado statute, known as a reception statute, first adopted in …
Notary Training, Education The NNA Notary Public Code of Professional Responsibility, Principle 10, covers the duty of a notary to seek notary training and continuing education, to assist others …