{"id":208,"date":"2014-01-22T16:26:13","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T23:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/?p=208"},"modified":"2019-07-26T15:49:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T21:49:01","slug":"legal-advice-legal-opinions-notary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/legal-advice-legal-opinions-notary\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Advice, Legal Opinions from Notary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/legal-advice-legal-opinions-notary\/#Legal_Advice_Legal_Opinions_from_Notary\" >Legal Advice, Legal Opinions from Notary<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/legal-advice-legal-opinions-notary\/#Notary_Certificate\" >Notary Certificate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/legal-advice-legal-opinions-notary\/#Impartial_Witness\" >Impartial Witness<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/legal-advice-legal-opinions-notary\/#Civil_Law_Notaries\" >Civil Law Notaries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/legal-advice-legal-opinions-notary\/#Notario\" >Notario<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/legal-advice-legal-opinions-notary\/#Legal_Plans\" >Legal Plans<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_Advice_Legal_Opinions_from_Notary\"><\/span>Legal Advice, Legal Opinions from Notary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Colorado_Notary_Law_120x80.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-204\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Colorado_Notary_Law_120x80.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Notary Law\" width=\"120\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>In <strong>Colorado<\/strong>, a <strong>notary<\/strong> may not provide <strong>legal advice<\/strong> or <strong>legal opinions<\/strong>, or choose <strong>legal forms<\/strong> or draft <strong>legal documents<\/strong> for the customer, unless the notary is also an <strong>attorney<\/strong>, licensed to practice law in Colorado.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The notary is required to know and follow Colorado notary laws.\u00a0 An attorney might not know and follow notary laws unless the attorney is also a Colorado notary.\u00a0 Most law schools do not teach any classes in notary law.\u00a0 A document might be prepared by an attorney, but the notary certificate that is attached to the document may be <strong>defective<\/strong> or may not <strong>comply<\/strong> with Colorado notary law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes a notary certificate is written to comply with the notary laws of another state.\u00a0 Notary laws vary from state to state.\u00a0 To notarize a document in Colorado, the notary certificate must comply with Colorado notary law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The notary may provide information to the customer or <strong>document preparer<\/strong>, such as an example of the proper wording for a Colorado notary certificate.\u00a0 The notary may show examples of an <strong>acknowledgment<\/strong> certificate (used on <strong>unsworn<\/strong> documents) and a <strong>jurat<\/strong> certificate (an <strong>oath<\/strong> or <strong>affirmation<\/strong>, used on a <strong>sworn<\/strong> document).\u00a0 Providing information is not the same as providing legal advice.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notary_Certificate\"><\/span>Notary Certificate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The customer or document preparer should choose the type of notary certificate to attach to the document.\u00a0 If Colorado law specifies the type of notary certificate to attach to a document, the notary should follow Colorado law.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impartial_Witness\"><\/span>Impartial Witness<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The notary must be a neutral, impartial <strong>witness<\/strong> and should not encourage or discourage a customer from signing a document, except to <strong>prevent fraud<\/strong> or an<strong> illegal act<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Civil_Law_Notaries\"><\/span>Civil Law Notaries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Louisiana<\/strong> and <strong>Puerto Rico<\/strong>, notaries are civil law notaries and have more powers than notaries in other states.\u00a0 <strong>Civil law notaries<\/strong> in foreign countries also have more powers than notaries in Colorado.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notario\"><\/span>Notario<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Spanish speaking <strong>Latin America<\/strong>, notaries are called <strong>notarios<\/strong>\u00a0and are attorneys.\u00a0 In Colorado, a <strong>Spanish<\/strong> speaking notary many not advertise as a notario unless the notary is also a licensed attorney.\u00a0 A notary may have his\/her commission revoked for <strong>Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Colorado Bar Association<\/strong> publishes consumer <strong>brochures<\/strong> that are helpful in explaining legal terms, concepts, and documents.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_Plans\"><\/span>Legal Plans<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If needed, a customer should seek legal advice or a legal opinion from a licensed attorney.\u00a0 There are also <strong>legal plans<\/strong> available to the public for an affordable monthly <strong>membership fee<\/strong>, rather than an hourly attorney fee, that provide legal advice, document preparation, and document review.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit our website for <a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Colorado Springs Mobile Notary<\/strong><\/a> services or <a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/Colorado_Notary_Training.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Colorado Notary Training<\/strong><\/a> classes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a9 Copyright 2014 ABC Legal Docs, LLC All rights 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