DenJen Notary

  • A Notary Public is an official appointed by the state government or the courts (typically by the Chief Justice), to provide notarial services in witnessing the signing and execution of important documents and/or certifying true copies of the same. The Notary Public Serves the public as an impartial witness in performing a variety of official fraud-deterrent acts related to the signing of important documents.

  • A Notary Public is required to verify the identity of the signer (s), confirm the signer’s willingness to sign and ensure that the signatory is aware of the contents of the documents or transaction. Some notarizations also require the Notary to put the signer under an oath, declaring under penalty of perjury that the information contained in a document is true and correct.

  • - Land transfer documents

    - Wills,

    - Power of Attorney

    - Affidavits

    - Any other document requiring verification as to truth. Eg. contracts, adoption papers, mortgage documents.

    Impartiality is the foundation of the Notary Public Trust. They are duty bound not to act in situations where they have personal interest. The Job of a Notary must not be corrupted by self-interest. He/she must be impartial. Impartiality dictates that a Notary never refuses to serve a person based on their race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or status.

NOTARIZATION IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (BVI)

In the BVI, documents are notarized by a Notary Public. Notary Publics may:

  • Notarize original documents.

  • Certify the signature of someone who executes a document in front of them;

  • Notarize a copy of a document as a true copy where they have seen the original document.

  • Notarize documents in a foreign language is very rare; however, the Notary Public may notarize a Certificate of Translation

CERTIFICATE OF TRANSLATION

A certificate of Translation is a document signed by a translator indicating his/her competence of fluency in a particular languages and ability to translate the document(s). the following Certificate of Translation has been authorized by DenJen Notary.

5 Steps to proper notarization

Step 1.

Personal Appearance

Step 2.

Check over the document

Step 3.

Carefully identify the signer

Generally, the Notary will ask to see a form of identification that complies with legal

requirement. A driver’s license or passport is most frequently used.

Step 4.

Record the data entry. There is a legal requirement to record each notarization.

Step 5.

Complete the notarial certificate.

  • No. 1. Notarization does not make a document legal if it’s legally deficient before it is

    notarized. Notaries are not responsible for the accuracy or legality of documents they

    notarized. The document issuer or signer is responsible for the content of the documents.

  • No. 2 However; all Notaries at DenJen Law are Attorneys and hence can give legal advice.

  • Notaries at DenJen Law Notarial Services handles the notarization of loan documents in real estates.

    closings. Notaries are the critical link between banks and the borrower to complete the loan. They

    are hired directly by the banks as loan. They are hired directly by the banks as independent.

    contractors to ensure that real estate loan documents are signed by the borrower, notarized and

    returned for processing.

    What is Notarization? (See National Notary Association)

    The NNA is the nation’s leading provider of Notary training and educational resources. Our flagship

    Notary Essentials online training class will help to ensure that you are performing your duties legally.

    and properly.

  • The Model Notary Act is a comprehensive statue prototype designed to assist lawmakers and

    Notary program administrators in modernizing and strengthening the Notary Public statues in

    their state. Conceived as the Uniform Notary Act in 1973 in a special collaboration with

    Yale Law School, it was renamed the Model Notary Act and progressively expanded in 1984,

    2002 and 2010. The MNA drafting panels have included secretaries of state, law professors,

    technology experts, mortgage banking executives and government officials at every level.

    For nearly four decades, legislators and Notary-regulating officials have borrowed.

    extensively from all versions of the Model Notary Act in reforming state and territorial

    Notary laws. Several U.S jurisdictions have adopted the MNA virtually in its entirety, while.

    many others have enacted discrete sections and articles from the Act to update and improve.

    their Notary laws.

Notarial History

The origins of Notarial Services only have been traced to ancient Egypt. This was a time when ensuring good record keeping and official transactions played a vital role. For a listing of how Notaries and notarizations played a key role in the development of governments and commerce.