jpg (859 bytes)MAY I MAKE A CERTIFIED COPY OF A BIRTH CERTIFICATE?
images/ans2.gif (1075 bytes)No. A birth certificate is a recordable document. However, a Notary Public has the authority to make certified copies of documents not recordable in the public records. This provision was enacted in order to deter fraud and hand-copying mistakes. Two key words a Notary Public may use in determining whether or not they may make a certified copy of a document are “Filed” and “Recorded.” If a Notary Public is brought a document which contains either of these words, the Notary Public may not supply the person with a certified copy. The document need not be recorded, but merely recordable, for the Notary Public to be unable to make a certified copy. The person must obtain a certified copy from the custodian of the record: county clerk, registrar, Secretary of State. ques2.jpg (859 bytes)MAY A NOTARY PUBLIC DETERMINE WHICH TYPE OF NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO A DOCUMENT? ans2.gif (1075 bytes)No. A Notary Public who is not an attorney should only comp
