(A) A licensed person who is a public officer who can administers oaths and certify documents and performing other specified functions. The seal and signature of a notary public certifies the authenticity of signatures on legal documents. A notary need not be an attorney but must be licensed by the state. (B) An officer appointed by the executive, or other appointing power, … [Read more...]

The document that needs to be filed with a court to notify the court of a request to appeal the decision to a higher court. … [Read more...]

A public officer whose function is to attest and certify, by his hand and official seal, certain classes of documents, in order to give them credit and authenticity in foreign jurisdictions; to take acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, and certify the same; and to perform certain official acts, chiefly in commercial matters, such as the protesting of notes and bills, … [Read more...]

A formal notice that a person or an attorney appears in court or in a lawsuit. … [Read more...]

The stamp or seal that a notary public uses and appears on and certifies a document as set forth in the attestation. … [Read more...]