Notary public services are performed by a public officer constituted by law to perform duties such as administering oaths and affirmations, taking affidavits and statutory declarations, and witnessing and authenticating certain documents such as a will, deeds, protest notes and bills of exchange. Any US citizen may apply to become a notary public by filing within his or her home state where they have a clean record and are at least 18 years of age. A notary public is issued a seal that must be stamped with their signature to authenticate the document they have been commissioned to notarize.
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