{"id":839,"date":"2015-04-30T21:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T03:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/?p=839"},"modified":"2026-01-03T19:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T02:33:35","slug":"notary-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notary-at-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Notary at Sea, Naval Notaries"},"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\/notary-at-sea\/#Notary_at_Sea_Naval_Notaries\" >Notary at Sea, Naval Notaries<\/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-at-sea\/#Naval_Notary_at_Sea\" >Naval Notary at Sea<\/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-at-sea\/#British_Royal_Navy\" >British Royal Navy<\/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-at-sea\/#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-5\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notary-at-sea\/#Marine_Protests\" >Marine Protests<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notary_at_Sea_Naval_Notaries\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/cruise-ship-notary-at-sea-320x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3869\" 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\/cruise-ship-notary-at-sea-320x200.jpg\" alt=\"cruise ship notary at sea\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Notary at Sea, Naval Notaries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Notaries<\/strong> in Florida, Maine, South Carolina and Nevada are authorized to solemnize <strong>marriage<\/strong> ceremonies.\u00a0 Sometimes couples choose to be married <strong>at sea<\/strong>, on a cruise ship or a private vessel.\u00a0 Does a <strong>notary at sea<\/strong> have notary authority?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A state\u00a0<strong>notary at sea<\/strong> only has authority while located in their state <strong>jurisdiction<\/strong>.\u00a0 For a marriage at sea, the location must be within <strong>state waters<\/strong>.\u00a0 A <strong>riverboat<\/strong> or vessel on an in-state river or lake is within state waters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Florida<\/strong>, state waters are generally defined as 3 geographic miles from the coastline seaward on the <strong>Atlantic Ocean<\/strong>, and 9 geographic miles from the coastline seaward on the <strong>Gulf of Mexico<\/strong>.\u00a0 Beyond state waters, in <strong>international waters<\/strong>, the notary at sea does not have authority.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To determine the exact location of the ship, a notary at sea should contact the <strong>captain<\/strong> or someone qualified to make that judgment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many <strong>cruise ships<\/strong> prefer to conduct <strong>marriage ceremonies<\/strong> while safely docked in <strong>port<\/strong>.\u00a0 Then, the wedding party celebrates after the ship sails.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Naval_Notary_at_Sea\"><\/span>Naval Notary at Sea<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For <strong>military<\/strong> personnel, <strong>federal law<\/strong> provides <strong>notary authority<\/strong> to commanding officers and military legal professionals.\u00a0 The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jag.navy.mil\/about\/organization\/ojag\/code-01\/code-16\/notary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General<\/strong><\/a><\/span> (<strong>JAG<\/strong>) website states: All of our attorneys, legalmen and civilian paralegals have notary authority. Legal assistance can be provided at home or out <strong>at sea<\/strong> to Sailors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 1939 California Civil Code, Section 1183, stated, an acknowledgment may be made outside of the United States by any officer of the <strong>Navy<\/strong> or <strong>Marine Corps<\/strong> authorized to administer oaths for the purposes of administration of\u00a0naval justice and for other purposes of naval administration; and if made <strong>at sea<\/strong>, the venue of the certificate need only recite that fact.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"British_Royal_Navy\"><\/span>British Royal Navy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The British Royal Navy and Marines (Wills) Act of 1865 required a will made on board ship for a seaman or marine to be witnessed by a commissioned officer of Her Majesty&#8217;s naval, marine or military force. For a will not made on board ship, including for a seaman or marine prisoner of war, the witness could be a commissioned officer or a notary public.<\/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;\"><strong>Colorado<\/strong> does not have <strong>coastal waters<\/strong>, but the federal <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> applies to a body of water that crosses state borders and is ruled <strong>navigable<\/strong> for <strong>commercial use<\/strong>.\u00a0 This occurs at two places in Colorado.\u00a0\u00a0On the <strong>Colorado River<\/strong>, as it flows from the <strong>Grand Junction<\/strong> area across the state border into <strong>Utah<\/strong>, and, on the <strong>Navajo Reservoir<\/strong>, near <strong>Pagosa Springs<\/strong>, which is a long lake that crosses the Colorado border into <strong>New Mexico<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During pioneer days, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wagon-trains-contracts-law-1820-1880\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>wagon trains<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0followed maritime law, with a wagon master in command, when traveling across <strong>unorganized territory<\/strong>, outside of any organized state or territorial government jurisdiction.\u00a0During the 1800s, large parts of the <strong>Great Plains<\/strong> and <strong>Indian Territory<\/strong> were unorganized territory.\u00a0 <strong>Alaska<\/strong>\u00a0was an unorganized territory from its acquisition from Russia in 1867 until the creation of Alaska Territory in 1912.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marine_Protests\"><\/span>Marine Protests<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Colonial<\/strong> times, most notaries lived in seaports in <strong>New England<\/strong>.\u00a0 They were very active in taking <strong>sworn statements<\/strong>, known as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/marine-protest-maritime-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>marine protests<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, from <strong>sea captains<\/strong>, to report losses or damages at sea due to storms and accidents.\u00a0 Although marine protests are seldom used today, several states still have notary laws giving authority to do a marine protest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ship ahoy to the <strong>notary at sea<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Photo credit<\/strong>: cruise ship, image courtesy of Gualberto107 at FreeDigitalPhotos.net<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit our website for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/mobile-notary\/\" 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\/\" 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;\">[Last-Modified Date 2019-01-23] added Navy, Marine at sea information<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a9 Copyright 2015\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 at Sea, Naval Notaries Notaries in Florida, Maine, South Carolina and Nevada are authorized to solemnize marriage ceremonies.\u00a0 Sometimes couples choose to be married at sea, on a cruise ship or a private vessel.\u00a0 Does a notary at sea have notary authority? A state\u00a0notary at sea only has authority while located in their state jurisdiction.\u00a0 For a marriage at sea, the location must be within state waters.\u00a0 A riverboat or vessel on an in-state river or lake is within state waters. 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