Posted by ken/ca on 7/18/05 10:12am
Msg #52901

2 questions, exactly what is a "certified" copy and in.....

listing fees in your journal, do you list only fees to Notarize the docs or do you list the entire fee for mobile service as well? Thanks, Ken/ca

Reply by Melody on 7/18/05 10:48am
Msg #52905

Your state handbook has the answer to your first question.

Reply by SL/CA on 7/18/05 11:39am
Msg #52908

Here in Ca, the most you can charge is 10.00 per signature. In your journal, you can only put 10.00, the rest is just for travel and what ever else you might charge.

Reply by Gerry_VT on 7/18/05 11:50am
Msg #52910

In general, a certified copy is a copy that has a certificate that is written, stamped, or printed on the copy or the certificate can be a separate sheet attached to the copy. Naturally, the certificate says something about the copy being a true copy.

The key factor in making a certificate useful is who is claiming the copy is true. If the certificate is made by a government or private officer who has custody of the original document, such as a county clerk or the registrar of a college, then the certificate is very useful. If the officer is a private officer, it may be useful to have the certificate notarized.

A less useful certificate is a certificate by a notary public who does not have custody of the original document, since the notary has no special expertise to tell if the original is authentic.

A still less useful certificate is a certificate by an ordinary individual that is notarized; there is no hope of deciding if the original was authentic by just looking at the certificate (unless you know and trust the individual). The only uses of the certificate are (1) it might be easier to punish the individual if it turns out the certificate is untrue, and (2) some organization has a formal requirement that only certified copies be accepted (hopefully the organization has some other means to verify the information in the copy).

The least useful certificate is by an ordinary individual that is not notarized.

The various states forbid certain certificates. Quite a few states forbid notaries from certifying
any true copies, although they can notarize a certificate written by the person who has custody of the document. Most if not all states forbid notaries from certifying vital records such as birth certificates.

You will have to examine the rules for your state to see what is allowed and forbidden in this area.

Reply by Come On Ken! Geez... on 7/18/05 2:27pm
Msg #52924

Ken - is there any reason why you just can't read your notary law handbook or why you cannot take a class? You are on this board and GMN - Come on brother! If you don't do any work for yourself, then pal, I'm here to tell you that you ain't gonna make it in this SA world. You are just about one of the laziest SOB's I've seen in a while. When you get it the lazy a** way, you don't earn it and you aren't successful. It's all elementary notary public common sense and your questions, on all boards, are getting to me and I imagine, others as well. Come On! Holy Jaboli