Power & Duties Notary Publics have the authority within any county in the State of Georgia to:
- Witness or attest signature or execution of deeds and other written instruments.
- Take acknowledgments.
- Administer oaths and affirmations which are not by law required to be administered by a particular officer.
- Witness affidavits upon oath or affirmation.
- Take verifications upon oath or affirmation.
- Make
certified copies, provided that the document presented for copying is
an original document and is neither a public record nor a publicly
recorded document certified copies of which are available from an
official source other than a notary, and provided further that the
document was photocopied under supervision of the notary.
- Such other acts as notaries are authorized to perform by the laws of the State of Georgia.
Definitions
A “notarial act” means any act that a
notary is authorized to perform and included, attestations, the taking
of an acknowledgement, the administration of an oath or affirmation,
the taking of a verification upon oath or affirmation, and
certification of a copy.
“Attesting” and “attestation” are the
notarial acts of witnessing or attesting a signature or execution of a
deed or other written instrument, where such notarial act does not
involve the taking of an acknowledgement, the administering of an oath
or affirmation, the taking of a verification, or the certification of a
copy.
“Notarial certificate” is the notary’s documentation of a notarial act.