{"id":4050,"date":"2017-04-30T15:28:14","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T21:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/?p=4050"},"modified":"2020-02-21T17:02:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T00:02:13","slug":"notary-powers-and-duties-by-law-of-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notary-powers-and-duties-by-law-of-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Notary Powers and Duties by Law of Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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\/notary-powers-and-duties-by-law-of-nations\/#Notary_Powers_and_Duties_by_Law_of_Nations\" >Notary Powers and Duties by Law of Nations<\/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\/notary-powers-and-duties-by-law-of-nations\/#Law_of_Nations_Notary_Powers_Court_Cases\" >Law of Nations Notary Powers Court Cases<\/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\/notary-powers-and-duties-by-law-of-nations\/#Notary_Powers_Statutes_by_Law_of_Nations_and_Commercial_Usage\" >Notary Powers Statutes by Law of Nations and Commercial Usage<\/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\/notary-powers-and-duties-by-law-of-nations\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notary_Powers_and_Duties_by_Law_of_Nations\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/law-of-nations-globe-flags-320x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4055\" 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\/law-of-nations-globe-flags-320x200.jpg\" alt=\"law of nations globe flags\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Notary Powers and Duties by Law of Nations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The <strong>law of nations<\/strong>, which is also known as customary <strong>international law<\/strong>, is formed by the general assent of civilized nations.&#8221; The highest judicial authority of international law is the <strong>International Court of Justice<\/strong> and the administrative authority is the <strong>United Nations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong><em>Law of Nations<\/em><\/strong> is a work of political philosophy, international relations, and international law, written by <strong>Emerich de Vattel<\/strong>, of Switzerland, in 1758. It was used as a guide book by the founding fathers during the\u00a0<strong>American Revolution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Article 1, Section 8 of the <strong>U.S. Constitution<\/strong> authorizes Congress to define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the <strong>Law of Nations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some states include notary acts done under the <strong>law of nations<\/strong>, <strong>commercial usage<\/strong>\u00a0or <strong>another jurisdiction\u00a0<\/strong>in the <strong>authorized powers<\/strong> of a <strong>notary<\/strong>. Others are limited to commercial usage, or as authorized by the <strong>common law<\/strong>\u00a0or the <strong>custom of merchants<\/strong> (the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/law-merchant-pie-powder-courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>law merchant<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/consuetudovellex00maly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lex Mercatoria<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, international commercial law). Many states have <strong>repealed<\/strong> these notary powers over the years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Foreign notary laws may be different than domestic notary laws. For example, many countries require a notarized document to be executed before one, two or three <strong>witnesses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Foreign language<\/strong> documents and speakers create an obstacle unless the notary knows the foreign language.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Listed below are some <strong>court cases<\/strong> and some current and past state\u00a0<strong>statutes<\/strong>\u00a0that authorize these <strong>notary powers<\/strong>.<br \/>\nNote: The list may be incomplete and may change as laws are revised.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Law_of_Nations_Notary_Powers_Court_Cases\"><\/span>Law of Nations Notary Powers Court Cases<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>People v. Travis, New York 1854<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opinion of the Superior Court, Buffalo, New York, by J. Clinton, presiding<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New York notaries are authorized to exercise such other powers and duties, as by the law of nations, and according to commercial usage, or by the laws of any other State, government or country, may be performed by notaries public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A notary public is an officer recognized by the law of nations. New York law declares New York notaries are within the purview of the law of nations. Foreign states and countries may vest powers in New York notaries regarding documents to be used or recorded in the foreign state or country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New York notaries may perform acts according to commercial usage, such as a protest, in addition to the other authorized notary acts listed under New York law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>People v. Alfani, 37 N.Y. Crim. 395, New York Supreme Court, App. Div. (1919)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Appeal by defendant, notary Henry Alfani, on a judgment convicting him of <strong>practicing law<\/strong> without being a licensed attorney. The sentence was suspended. A notary does not violate Penal Law section 270 by drawing up conveyances, mortgages, bills of sale, even wills for charges customarily charged by notaries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Notaries in England may prepare deeds, agreements, wills, charter parties, bottomry bonds, average agreements, and other mercantile documents, (Halsbury&#8217;s Laws of England, Vol 21 \u00a7817) On the European Continent, a notary may prepare mercantile papers, contracts, conveyances, and wills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New York notary powers are not defined. The statute gives authority \u201cto exercise such powers and duties as by the law of nations and according to commercial usage, or by the laws of any other government, State or country may be performed by notaries.\u201d (Executive Law [Consol. Laws, ch. 18; Laws of 1909, ch. 23], \u00a7 105, subd. 1, as amd. by Laws of 1911, ch. 668.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Penal Law is intended to protect the bar from <strong>unlicensed attorneys<\/strong> appearing in courts of record, and advertising or engaging in the practice of law. Alfani&#8217;s acts and advertising are those of a notary public or a conveyancer. If the public needs protection, new laws can require special qualifications such as a legal clerkship or a certificate of competency rather than defining drawing up papers as the practice of law.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notary_Powers_Statutes_by_Law_of_Nations_and_Commercial_Usage\"><\/span>Notary Powers Statutes by Law of Nations and Commercial Usage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/alaska-postmaster-alaska-notary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alaska Statutes<\/a><\/span>, AS 44.50.060. Duties.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A notary public shall (1) when requested, demand acceptance and payment of foreign and inland bills of exchange, or promissory notes, protest them for nonacceptance and nonpayment, and exercise the other powers and duties that by the <strong>law of nations<\/strong> and according to <strong>commercial usages<\/strong>, or by the laws of any other state, government, or country, may be performed by notaries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2. Arizona<\/strong> (repealed)\u00a0may do all other acts justified by <strong>commercial usage<\/strong> and the <strong>law merchant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3. California Government Code, Section 8205<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(a) It is the duty of a notary public, when requested:<br \/>\n(1) To demand acceptance and payment of foreign and inland bills of exchange, or promissory notes, to protest them for nonacceptance and nonpayment, and, with regard only to the nonacceptance or nonpayment of bills and notes, to exercise any other powers and duties that by the <strong>law of nations<\/strong> and according to <strong>commercial usages<\/strong>, or by the laws of any other state, government, or country, may be performed by a notary. This paragraph applies only to a notary public employed by a <strong>financial institution<\/strong>, during the course and scope of the notary&#8217;s employment with the financial institution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/cherokee-nation-tribal-code-notary-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cherokee Nation Tribal Code<\/a><\/span> (Oklahoma headquarters), Title 49 Notaries Public, \u00a7 6. Authority of notary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Notaries public shall have authority within Cherokee Nation to make the proof and acknowledgment of deeds and other instruments of writing required to be proved or acknowledged; to administer oaths;<br \/>\nto demand acceptance or payment of foreign or inland bills of exchange and promissory notes, and protest the same for nonacceptance of nonpayment, as the same may require, and to exercise such other powers and duties as by the <strong>law of nations<\/strong> and <strong>commercial usage<\/strong> may be performed by notaries public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5. Colorado, CRS 12-55-110: Powers and Limitations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(1) Every notary public is empowered to:<br \/>\n(d.5) Perform any other act 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>, provided such other law, rule, or regulation authorizes a notary in this state to perform such act.<br \/>\nHowever, no notary is empowered to perform an act under this paragraph (d.5) if such performance is prohibited by the law, rules, or regulations of this state.<br \/>\n(e) Perform any other act authorized by law, rules, or regulations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>6. District of Columbia, Statutes at Large, Thirty-Eighth Congress, Session I, Chapter 51, 1864<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An Act concerning Notaries Public for the District of Columbia, April 8, 1864<br \/>\nSEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That notaries public shall have authority to demand acceptance and payment of foreign bills of exchange, and to protest the same for non-acceptance and non-payment;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">and to\u00a0exercise such other powers and duties as, by the <strong>law of nations<\/strong>, and according to <strong>commercial usages<\/strong>, or for use and effect beyond the jurisdiction of the said district, as, according to the law of any state or territory of the United States, or any foreign government in <strong>amity<\/strong> with the United States, may be performed by notaries public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>7. Federal Law, Statutes at Large, Fifty-Sixth Congress, Session II, Chapter 854, 1901<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chapter Seventeen, Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public.<br \/>\nSEC. 565. FOREIGN BILLS OF EXCHANGE.\u2014Notaries public shall have authority to demand acceptance and payment of foreign bills of exchange and to protest the same for nonacceptance and nonpayment, and to exercise such other powers and duties as by the <strong>law of nations<\/strong> and according to <strong>commercial usages<\/strong> notaries public may do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>8. District of Columbia Code, Chapter 12. Notaries Public.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a7 1\u20131207. Foreign bills of exchange. Notaries public shall have authority to demand acceptance and payment of foreign bills of exchange and to protest the same for nonacceptance and nonpayment, and to exercise such other powers and duties as by the <strong>law of nations<\/strong> and according to <strong>commercial usages<\/strong> notaries public may do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>9. Georgia<\/strong> (repealed)\u00a0may exercise all other powers incumbent upon them by <strong>commercial usage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawaii-Kingdom-Coat-of-Arms.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4056\" 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\/Hawaii-Kingdom-Coat-of-Arms.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaii Kingdom Coat of Arms\" width=\"200\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a>10. Hawaiian Kingdom, 1845 (repealed) Article III Notarial Duties<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Section XV. The said principal notary (attorney general) and the respective notaries appointed by him shall for all purposes given them in charge by this act, be in this kingdom officers of the <strong>law of nations<\/strong>, competent to discharge the various acts capable of performance by notaries public under the <strong>laws of other nations<\/strong>; and their certificates under notarial seal shall have the same binding force in all respects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>11. Idaho<\/strong> (repealed)\u00a0may do other acts justified by <strong>commercial usage<\/strong> and the<strong> law\u00a0<\/strong><strong>merchant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>12. Indiana\u00a0IC 33-42-2-5. Powers of notary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sec. 5. A notary may:\u00a0(1) do all acts that by <strong>common law<\/strong>, and the <strong>custom of merchants<\/strong>, notaries are\u00a0authorized to do;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>13. Iowa<\/strong> (repealed)\u00a0may exercise all other powers justified by <strong>commercial usage<\/strong>\u00a0or the<strong> law\u00a0<\/strong><strong>merchant<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>14. Kansas<\/strong> (repealed)\u00a0may exercise all other powers justified by <strong>commercial usage<\/strong>\u00a0and the<strong> law\u00a0<\/strong><strong>merchant<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>15. Maine<\/strong> (repealed)\u00a0may perform all other acts justified by <strong>commercial usage<\/strong>\u00a0or the<strong> law\u00a0<\/strong><strong>merchant<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>16. Michigan<\/strong> (repealed)\u00a0may exercise all other powers justified by <strong>commercial usage<\/strong>\u00a0or the<strong> law\u00a0<\/strong><strong>merchant<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>17. Montana<\/strong> (repealed)\u00a0may perform all other acts justified by <strong>commercial usage<\/strong>\u00a0and the<strong> law\u00a0<\/strong><strong>merchant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>18. Nebraska (repealed 2012, Legislative Bill 398)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>64-107 (4) To exercise and perform such other powers and duties as by the <strong>law of nations<\/strong>, and according to <strong>commercial usage<\/strong>, or by the laws of the United States, or of any other state or territory of the United States, or of <strong>any other government<\/strong> or country, may be exercised and performed by notaries public.<\/p>\n<p><strong>19. Nevada<\/strong> (repealed)\u00a0may perform all other acts justified by <strong>commercial usage<\/strong>\u00a0and the<strong> law\u00a0<\/strong><strong>merchant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>20. New York, Executive Law \u00a7135.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Powers and duties; in general<br \/>\nEvery notary public duly qualified is hereby authorized and empowered within and throughout the State to administer oaths and affirmations, to take affidavits and depositions, to receive and certify acknowledgments or proof of deeds, mortgages and powers of attorney and other instruments in writing; to demand acceptance or payment of foreign and inland bills of exchange, promissory notes and obligations in writing, and to protest the same for non-acceptance or non-payment, as the case may require, and,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">for use in another <strong>jurisdiction<\/strong>, to exercise such other powers and duties as by the <strong>laws of nations<\/strong> and according to <strong>commercial usage<\/strong>, or by the <strong>laws of any other government<\/strong> or country may be exercised and performed by notaries public, provided that when exercising such powers he shall set forth the name of such other <strong>jurisdiction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>21. Oklahoma, 49 OS 6, Title 49. Notaries Public, Section 6 &#8211; Authority of Notary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A. Notaries public shall have authority within any county in this state to make the proof and acknowledgement of deeds and other instruments of writing required to be proved or acknowledged; to administer oaths; to demand acceptance or payment of foreign or inland bills of exchange and promissory notes, and protest the same for nonacceptance or nonpayment, as the same may require, and<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">to exercise such other powers and duties as by <strong>law of nations<\/strong> and <strong>commercial usage<\/strong> may be performed by notaries public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>22. Washington<\/strong> (repealed)\u00a0may perform such other acts as pertain to the office of notary by the <strong>customs<\/strong> and <strong>law\u00a0<\/strong><strong>merchant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>23. West Virginia<\/strong> (repealed)\u00a0may perform such other duties as the <strong>law of nations<\/strong> or <strong>commercial usage<\/strong>\u00a0may require<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>24. Wisconsin, 137.01 Notaries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(5) Powers. Notaries public have power to act throughout the state. Notaries public have power to demand acceptance of foreign and inland bills of exchange and payment thereof, and payment of promissory notes, and may protest the same for nonacceptance or nonpayment, may administer oaths, take depositions and acknowledgments of deeds, and perform such other duties as by the <strong>law of nations<\/strong>, or according to <strong>commercial usage<\/strong>, may be exercised and performed by notaries public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>25. Wyoming <\/strong>(repealed)\u00a0may perform all other acts justified by <strong>commercial usage<\/strong>\u00a0and the <strong>law\u00a0merchant<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Notaries should seek assistance when needed with the <strong>law of nations<\/strong>, the <strong>law merchant<\/strong> or acting under the laws of <strong>another jurisdiction<\/strong> and must be careful to follow correct procedures. Notarized documents going to a foreign country are likely to need an <strong>authentication<\/strong> certificate or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/apostille-authentication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">apostille<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Image Credits<\/strong>:<br \/>\nCoat of Arms of the Hawaiian Kingdom, \u02bbIolani palace, Honolulu, Hawai\u02bbi,\u00a0 \u00a9 CC BY-SA Thomas Tunsch \/ Hawaii Kingdom COA.jpg (Wikimedia Commons).<\/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=\"true\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"true\" data-slimstat-type=\"2\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\" data-slimstat=\"5\">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=\"true\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"true\" data-slimstat-type=\"2\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\" data-slimstat=\"5\">Colorado Notary Training<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>classes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a9 Copyright 2017\u00a0 ABC Legal Docs, LLC\u00a0 All rights reserved.\u00a0 Do not copy.\u00a0 Citations welcome.\u00a0 Terms of Use apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notary Powers and Duties by Law of Nations &#8220;The law of nations, which is also known as customary international law, is formed by the general assent of civilized nations.&#8221; The highest judicial authority of international law is the International Court of Justice and the administrative authority is the United Nations. 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