Thread Topic: Notary term - attest
Topic Originator: Libby L. Filippis
Post Date April 19, 2010 @ 8:58 AM |
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Libby L. Filippis
1 Posts
(Palm Springs, CA)
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What does the term "Attest" mean on a document that requires notarization? Is this different than witnessing a signature and verifying identification? Thanks!
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Angela V
7 Posts
(Orange County, CA)
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This might help to start, but I am sure there will be many more responses to your question!
–verb (used with object)
1.
to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, esp. affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
2.
to give proof or evidence of; manifest: His works attest his industry.
–verb (used without object)
4.
to testify or bear witness (often fol. by to): to attest to the reliability of an employee.
–noun
5.
Archaic. witness; testimony; attestation.
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Paul Williamson
103 Posts
(Inverness, FL)
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You now have the definition of the word.
In practicality, as far as being a Notary Public is concerned, for the purposes of authentication, most countries require commercial or personal documents which originate from or are signed in another country to be notarized before they can be used or officially recorded or before they can have any legal effect. The same holds true for any business entity wanting a form of authentication to the execution of their own documents, e.g. Deeds of Conveyance. To these documents a notary affixes a notarial certificate which attests or certifies to the execution of the document, usually by the person who appears before the notary, known as an appearer or constituent. In the case where oaths are required to be administered, the jurat is the attestation or certification that the Notary Public has given the oath (or affirmation) to the affiant (signer).
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