Legal Dictionary

Category: Notary Dictionary

  • Imposter

    Person With False Identity….

  • Florida Statutes

    Legislatively Enacted Laws Which Govern Our State, As Opposed To Court-decided Or Unwritten Common Laws….

  • Free Act And Deed

    To Admit One’s Act And Assume The Responsibility For It….

  • Execute A Document

    To Perform All Formalities Necessary To Make A Document Fully Effective; Often A Matter Of Signing, But May Require Delivery Or Other Elements….

  • Florida Notary Public

    A Public Officer Appointed By The Governor Whose Function Is To Administer Oaths; To Take Acknowledgments Of Deeds And Other Instruments; To Attest To Photocopies Of Certain Documents; And To Perform Other Duties Specified By Law….

  • Electronic Notarization

    The Process Of Performing A Notarial Act According To The Applicable States Laws On An Electronic Document, Rather Than A Paper Document….

  • Embosser

    A Pliers-like Device, That When Squeezed Together With Paper Between The Jaws, Makes Raised Areas And Indentations On Paper. Used As A Protection Device. Not An Official Notary Seal; But May Be Used In Addition To The Official Notary Seal….

  • Errors And Omission Insurance

    An Insurance Policy Designed For The Protection Of The Notary When Held Liable For Honest Mistakes. The Insurance Policy Absorbs The Notary’s Costs And Financial Liabilities Up To An Agreed Limit….

  • Document Custodian

    The Person Who Has Charge Or Custody Of The Document. In The Case Of Making An Attested Copy, The Document Custodian Is The Person Presenting The Document, Who May Or May Not Be The Document Signer Or A Party Named In The Document….

  • Copy Certification

    The Process In Which The Notary Takes An Affidavit From The Document Custodian Stating That The Document To Which The Affidavit Is Attached Is A True And Complete Copy Of A Document That Is Neither A Vital Record (see Below) Or Publicly Recordable Document (see Recordable Document Below)….

  • Credible Identifying Witness

    Someone Who Is Personally Known To The Notary Who Can Swear To The Identity Of A Person Requesting A Notarization That Is Not Known To The Notary And Cannot Produce Proper Identification….

  • Credible Witness

    One who, being competent to give evidence, is worthy of belief. 5 Mass. 219; 17 Pick. (Mass.) 154; 2 Curt. Ecc. 336. …

  • Credible Witness (Allowed In Many, But Not All, States)

    Where Allowed, A Credible Witness Provides A Way To Positively Identify A Signer Who Lacks Satisfactory Identification Documents. The Credible Witness Must Be Able To Truthfully Swear An Oath/affirmation That: He/she Personally Knows The Signer; The Signer Has No Other Form Of Acceptable […]

  • Custodian Of The Document

    The Person Who Has Charge Or Custody Of The Document. In The Case Of Making An Attested Photocopy, The Document’s Custodian Is The Person Presenting The Document, Who May Or May Not Be The Document Signer….

  • Coerce, Coercion

    To Make Someone Feel They Must Do Something (such As Sign A Document) When They Do Not Want To Do So….