To eliminate the Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL) in California by a Notary Public you cannot "certify a document" as being a true copy of the original document.
You can however perform a normal identification and notarization of the signature of a person who is stating under oath that they have possession of the original document and they have possession of a "true copy" of such original document. This statement can be in any form that accomplishes the above, however, although you may find (via the internet) various forms of a "Copy Certification By Document Custodian" (CCBDC) to provide such a form to the person who will sign such a Certification is considered UPL in California.
So the only thing you can do is tell the Doctor to on their own have the required copies made from the original documents and find for themselves a CCBDC or draw up a simple statement indicating under oath that they (not you the Notary) Certify the copy as being a true copy. Then you can perform a normal notarization using either a Jurat or an Acknowledgement depending upon which form the Doctor prefers, since you cannot choose the form yourself.
Complicated? Yes, but providing a CCBDC although very convenient and efficient is UPL in California. |
