What can Civil Law Notaries do?
We can assert this “public faith” in connection with a broad spectrum of common matters, e.g., the existence of an event that we witnessed, the existence of certain documents, the existence of official acts (e.g. deaths, divorces, legal status of companies,etc.), the content of a contract, the signature of a party, and the authorized representation of an agent. The Civil Law Notary also maintains a private registry (Protocol) of certain documents related to the notary’s rendering of this “public faith” on behalf of the State. Usually, the Civil Law Notary asserts this Public Faith by issuing an Authentic Act that will reference in its text the transaction sought by the parties. The original of this Authentic Act is kept in the Civil Law Notary’s Protocol and certified copies are given to the parties that sought the services of the Civil Law Notary. Authentic documents evidence legal security, sealing contracts and agreements in a conclusive manner. Only Civil Law Notaries are authorize
