{"id":326,"date":"2014-03-23T21:58:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T03:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/?p=326"},"modified":"2020-05-15T14:55:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T20:55:06","slug":"federal-notary-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/federal-notary-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Notary Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 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\/federal-notary-authority\/#Federal_Notary_Authority\" >Federal Notary Authority<\/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\/federal-notary-authority\/#CRS_12-55-110_Powers_and_limitations\" >CRS 12-55-110: Powers and limitations.<\/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\/federal-notary-authority\/#Multi-state_Notaries\" >Multi-state Notaries<\/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\/federal-notary-authority\/#Federal_Notary_Law_Military_Notaries\" >Federal Notary Law, Military Notaries<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/federal-notary-authority\/#Federal_Notary_Sample_Acknowledgment_10_USC_1044a\" >Federal Notary Sample Acknowledgment, 10 USC 1044a<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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\/federal-notary-authority\/#Federal_Notary_Law_US_State_Department_Foreign_Service_Notaries\" >Federal Notary Law, U.S. State Department, Foreign Service Notaries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/federal-notary-authority\/#28_US_Code_%C2%A7_1746_%E2%80%93_Unsworn_declarations_under_penalty_of_perjury\" >28 U.S. Code \u00a7 1746 &#8211; Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/federal-notary-authority\/#Notary_Fee_Taxes\" >Notary Fee Taxes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/federal-notary-authority\/#Alaska_Postmaster_Notaries\" >Alaska Postmaster Notaries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/federal-notary-authority\/#Martial_Law\" >Martial Law<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/federal-notary-authority\/#Maritime_Law\" >Maritime Law<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/federal-notary-authority\/#Reasonable_Care\" >Reasonable Care<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Federal_Notary_Authority\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-medium wp-image-6211 alignleft\" 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\/Federal-notary-authority-320x200-240x150.jpg\" alt=\"Federal notary authority\" width=\"240\" height=\"150\" \/>Federal Notary Authority<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Colorado <strong>notary powers and duties<\/strong> are listed in CRS 12-55-110 of the <strong>Colorado Notaries <\/strong><strong>Public Act<\/strong>.\u00a0 Notaries may also perform acts authorized under <strong>common law<\/strong> or the <strong>law<\/strong>, <strong>rules<\/strong> or <strong>regulations<\/strong> of <strong>anot<\/strong><strong>her jurisdiction<\/strong>, including Federal notary power if the act is not prohibited by Colorado law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CRS_12-55-110_Powers_and_limitations\"><\/span>CRS 12-55-110: <strong>Powers and limitations<\/strong>.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(1) Every notary public is <strong>empowered<\/strong> to:<br \/>\n(d.5) Perform <strong>any other act<\/strong> that is recognized or otherwise given effect under the <strong>law<\/strong>, <strong>rules<\/strong>, or <strong>regulations<\/strong> of <strong>another jurisdiction<\/strong>, including the <strong>United States<\/strong> (Federal notary), provided such other law, rule, or regulation authorizes a notary in this state to perform such act.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, no notary is empowered to perform an act under this paragraph (d.5) if such performance is <strong>prohibited<\/strong> by the law, rules, or regulations of this state.<br \/>\n(e) Perform <strong>any other act<\/strong> authorized by <strong>law<\/strong>, <strong>rules<\/strong>, or <strong>regulations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Multi-state_Notaries\"><\/span>Multi-state Notaries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some states, including Kansas, do not require a notary to be a state <strong>resident<\/strong>.\u00a0 A <strong>Colorado notary<\/strong> who lives and works in Colorado, and has a business office in Kansas, could also apply to become a <strong>Kansas notary<\/strong>.\u00a0 He\/she could notarize documents in Colorado as a Colorado notary, and notarize documents in Kansas as a Kansas notary.\u00a0 Wisconsin also does not require residency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A few states allow notaries in <strong>neighboring states<\/strong> to notarize in <strong>multiple states<\/strong>.\u00a0 <strong>Montana<\/strong> and <strong>Wyoming<\/strong> allow notaries from either state to notarize documents in both states, under a <strong>reciprocal statute<\/strong> with neighboring states.\u00a0 <strong>Wyoming<\/strong> law would allow Colorado notaries to notarize in Wyoming, but Colorado law does not reciprocate to allow Wyoming notaries to notarize in Colorado.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Federal_Notary_Law_Military_Notaries\"><\/span>Federal Notary Law, Military Notaries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several\u00a0<strong>Federal laws<\/strong> authorizing Federal notary powers.\u00a0 In the <strong>military\u00a0<\/strong>and the\u00a0<strong>Coast Guard<\/strong>, under <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/10\/1044a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Title 10 U.S. Code \u00a7 1044a<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and military regulations, certain judge advocates, legal assistance attorneys, adjutants,\u00a0civilian paralegals serving at military legal assistance offices, and military officers have Federal <strong>notary powers<\/strong> for military personnel, within or outside the United States, and for civilian contractors providing defense support outside of the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/10\/936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Title 10 U.S. Code \u00a7 936, Art. 136<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and military regulations authorize certain military officers, officials, and personnel to administer <strong>oaths<\/strong> for the purpose of military administration, including military justice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Military regulations authorize officers with pay grade O-4 (Major, Lieutenant Commander) and above with notary powers. A military notary verifies identification and eligibility for notary services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Federal law does not require military notaries to use a stamp, seal or journal.\u00a0 As a good practice, some legal assistance offices choose to have documents notarized by the office\u2019s state-authorized notary, using a stamp or seal, as they are more readily accepted by outside document recipients.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">See <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018_Army-JAG-Client-Services-Deskbook-notarial-services.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) Client Services Deskbook<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0for notarial services policy details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Notarial services are authorized for all individuals serving with, employed by, or accompanying the Armed Forces\u00a0outside the United States. (IAW AR 27-3, Paragraph 2-5a(7), <strong>civilian contractors<\/strong>\u00a0may receive notarial services only \u201cwhen DOD is contractually obligated to\u00a0provide this assistance to such personnel as part of their logistical support . . .\u201d)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For documents notarized by a U.S. federal official, consular officer or military notary, being sent to a foreign country, an authentication certificate or <strong>apostille<\/strong> is issued by the U.S. State Department.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Federal_Notary_Sample_Acknowledgment_10_USC_1044a\"><\/span>Federal Notary Sample Acknowledgment, 10 USC 1044a<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the U.S. Armed Forces<br \/>\nAt _____________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I, __________________________, the undersigned officer or other person authorized to serve as a federal notary under 10 U.S.C. \u00a7 1044a, do hereby certify that on this __day of__________, 20___, before me, personally appeared ___________(name of person whose signature is being acknowledged), who presented a valid military identification card or other state or federal government issued identification card, and then did execute the foregoing instrument as a true, free, and voluntary act and deed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I do further certify I am qualified pursuant to the authorizing statute to act in this capacity, this certificate is executed by me in that capacity, and by statute no seal is required.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\/s\/(signature of notary)<br \/>\n(Name of notary)<br \/>\n(Grade and Branch of Service)<br \/>\n(Command or Organization)<br \/>\nNotary pursuant to 10 U.S.C. \u00a7 1044a<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Federal_Notary_Law_US_State_Department_Foreign_Service_Notaries\"><\/span>Federal Notary Law, U.S. State Department, Foreign Service Notaries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consular officers and designated employees of the <strong>U.S.<\/strong> <strong>State Department<\/strong>, specified by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens Services, may notarize documents under Federal regulation, 22 CFR 92,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/cfr\/text\/22\/part-92\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Title 22 Foreign Relations<\/strong>, <strong>Part 92 Notarial and Related Services<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 Documents destined for use in the United States may be notarized at a <strong>U.S.<\/strong><strong> Embassy<\/strong> or <strong>Consulate<\/strong>.\u00a0 The <strong>venue<\/strong> includes the name of the country, province, city, and the name of the <strong>Foreign Service post<\/strong>.\u00a0 The <strong>seal<\/strong> used is the seal of the Foreign Service post.<\/p>\n<p>Sample <strong>acknowledgment<\/strong> forms for U.S. Foreign Service notarial services:<br \/>\nblank <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-Foreign-Service-Certificate-of-Acknowledgment-Optional-Form-175.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Foreign Service Certificate of Acknowledgment Optional Form 175<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>sample 1 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-Foreign-Service-Certificate-of-Acknowledgment-Sample-Australia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Foreign Service Certificate of Acknowledgment Sample Australia<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>sample 2 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-Foreign-Service-Certificate-of-Acknowledgment-Sample-Bermuda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>U.S. Foreign Service Certificate of Acknowledgment Sample Bermuda<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>sample 3 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-Foreign-Service-Certificate-of-Acknowledgment-Sample-Netherlands.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>U.S. Foreign Service Certificate of Acknowledgment Sample Netherlands<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>sample 4 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-Foreign-Service-Certificate-of-Acknowledgment-Sample-Peru.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Foreign Service Certificate of Acknowledgment Sample Peru<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sample wording for <strong>jurat<\/strong> notarial certificate, from the U.S. State Department <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fam.state.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Foreign Affairs Manual<\/strong><\/a><\/span> (FAM), 7 FAM 855 SAMPLE NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE,\u00a0(CT:CON-110; 09-13-2005):<\/p>\n<p>Venue<br \/>\nName of country (Canada);<br \/>\nName of province (Province of Ontario);<br \/>\nName of city (City of Ottawa); and<br \/>\nName of Foreign Service post (Embassy of the United States of America).<\/p>\n<p>Jurat<br \/>\nSubscribed and sworn before me on (date) by (Name of Affiant)<\/p>\n<p>Affiant Signature Block<br \/>\nSignature of Affiant<br \/>\nTyped or Printed Name of Affiant<br \/>\ndate<\/p>\n<p>Notarizing Officer Signature Block<br \/>\nSignature of Notarizing Officer<br \/>\nTyped Name of Notarizing Officer<br \/>\nTitle of Notarizing Officer<\/p>\n<p>(SEAL)<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"page-title\" class=\"title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"28_US_Code_%C2%A7_1746_%E2%80%93_Unsworn_declarations_under_penalty_of_perjury\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/28\/1746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">28 U.S. Code \u00a7 1746 &#8211; Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Federal law, 28 USC 1746,<\/strong> also allows an <strong>unsworn declaration<\/strong> to be used, rather than a <strong>sworn affidavit<\/strong>.\u00a0 The document includes the following statement above the signature: \u201c<em>I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date).<\/em>&#8221; A Federal notary or state notary is not required.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some <strong>Federal forms<\/strong> that must be notarized include these instructions: <em>If your statement is notarized, you must provide the notary with adequate proof of your identity in the form of a driver&#8217;s license, passport, or other identification acceptable to the notary.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notary_Fee_Taxes\"><\/span>Notary Fee Taxes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Federal law, <strong>Title 26 Internal Revenue Code<\/strong>, states that a <strong>notary public<\/strong> is a <strong>public office<\/strong> and the performance of the functions of a public office does not constitute a <strong>trade<\/strong> or <strong>business<\/strong>.\u00a0 Notary fees are not subject to <strong>withholding<\/strong> taxes or <strong>self-employment<\/strong> taxes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some Federal regulations authorize a <strong>certification<\/strong> of a duly commissioned notary public to <strong>attest to an individual&#8217;s identity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alaska_Postmaster_Notaries\"><\/span>Alaska Postmaster Notaries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Code of Federal Regulations<\/strong> (<strong>CFR<\/strong>) authorizes <strong>postmasters in Alaska<\/strong> to notarize documents under Federal notary power:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/cfr\/text\/39\/222.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>39 CFR \u00a7222.2<\/strong><\/a><\/span> (c) Authority to function as notaries public.<br \/>\n(1) <strong>Postmasters in Alaska<\/strong> have the authority to administer oaths and affirmations, take acknowledgments and make and execute certificates thereof, and perform all other functions of a <strong><span class=\"hits\">notary<\/span> public<\/strong> within Alaska when a certification is necessary to meet any Act of Congress or the Legislature of Alaska.\u00a0<strong>No fees may be charged<\/strong> for notarial services.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\"><em>(2) An officer or employee who is a <strong><span class=\"hits\">notary<\/span><\/strong><strong> public<\/strong> <strong>shall not charge<\/strong> or receive compensation for notarial services for another officer or employee regarding Government business; nor for notarial services for any person during the hours of the <span class=\"hits\">notary<\/span>&#8216;s services to the Government, including the lunch period.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are many references to notaries, notary certificates, and notary procedures in <strong>Federal laws<\/strong>, <strong>rules<\/strong>, <strong>regulations, <\/strong>and <strong>government forms<\/strong>.\u00a0 The <strong>Federal procedures<\/strong> may be different from <strong>state procedures<\/strong>\u00a0but are <strong>allowed unless prohibited<\/strong> by Colorado notary laws.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Martial_Law\"><\/span>Martial Law<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During a <strong>state of emergency<\/strong>, the Governor has the power to declare <strong>martial law (military rule)<\/strong>.\u00a0 See <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-disaster-emergency-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Disaster Emergency Act<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Martial law occurred in Denver, in August 1864, during unrest with the <strong>Cheyenne<\/strong> and <strong>Arapahoe<\/strong> <strong>Indians<\/strong>, prior to the November\u00a0<strong>Sand Creek Massacre,<\/strong> in 1914, during the unrest of a coal mining labor dispute, leading up to the <strong>Ludlow Massacre<\/strong>, in the coalfields of southern Colorado, and at several other times. See <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/martial-law-colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martial Law in Colorado<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More recently, martial law was declared following <strong>Hurricane Katrina<\/strong> in New Orleans in 2005.\u00a0 <strong>Civil law<\/strong> and <strong>civil rights<\/strong> are suspended under martial law.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maritime_Law\"><\/span>Maritime Law<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Surprisingly, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/marine-protest-maritime-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>maritime law<\/strong><\/a><\/span> may also apply in Colorado, where a navigable body of water may be used for commercial <strong>interstate transportation<\/strong> of goods or passengers.\u00a0 This includes the <strong>Colorado River<\/strong>, which crosses into Utah, and the <strong>Navajo Reservoir<\/strong>, near Pagosa Springs, which crosses into New Mexico.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reasonable_Care\"><\/span>Reasonable Care<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A notary should be <strong>alert<\/strong> and use <strong>reasonable care<\/strong> when dealing with Federal and foreign documents and procedures that may vary from more familiar state notary procedures.\u00a0 There may be other instances where a <strong>jurisdiction<\/strong> in another state, territory, foreign country, Indian tribe, or English <strong>common law<\/strong> empowers a notary to perform acts in addition to the notary powers listed under state notary laws.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[Disclaimer: This subject is an <strong>advanced topic<\/strong> for most notaries.\u00a0 This information is <strong>not legal advice<\/strong>.\u00a0 For questions, seek legal advice from a licensed attorney.]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit our website for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/mobile-notary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-slimstat-async=\"false\" data-slimstat-callback=\"false\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"false\" data-slimstat-type=\"2\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\">Colorado Springs Mobile Notary<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0services or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-notary-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-slimstat-async=\"false\" data-slimstat-callback=\"false\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"false\" data-slimstat-type=\"2\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\">Colorado Notary Training<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>classes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[Updated 2019-10-31 added U.S. State Department foreign service notarial certificate examples]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a9 Copyright 2014 ABC Legal Docs, LLC All rights reserved. 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