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Because Maine law is silent on whether Notaries may certify copies of original documents, Maine's Secretary of State "strongly" recommends that instead, the document custodian certify a copy's authenticity by executing a sworn affidavit before a Notary.

A certified true copy is usually a special copy of an original document and is made by a notary public or lawyer. A photocopy is just a copy made from a primary document without any certification attached to it. A true copy is a photocopy or duplicate made (without alterations) of any original document.

If you need a certified copy of either document type, you must bring the original document and the copy to the notary public. The notary will closely compare the original and copy. Once satisfied that the copy is a true copy, they will verify and certify by dating, stamping and signing the document as a true copy.

In the State of Illinois, a notary public CANNOT authenticate original documents or photocopies of them. An attorney must do this; it is called "Certification." In the state of Illinois, ONLY AN ATTORNEY can authenticate/certify a photocopy of an original document.

Certify copiesMake a copy of the original document.Take the original document and your copy to the certifier.They will check your copy is the same as the original.On a single-page document, the certifier must write or stamp, 'This is a certified true copy of the original as sighted by me'More items...?May 28, 2021

A 'certified copy' is a copy of an original document. A qualified person must authorise the copy to prove it is a true copy of the original. - If the certifying person is a Justice of the Peace they must list their registration number and Australian state/territory of registration.

Confirm your photographs are genuine The person who completes the identity declaration for you must also confirm the photographs you provide with the declaration are genuine. They must write on the back of each photograph: 'This is a true photograph of your full name' their signature.

A Commissioner for Oaths (CFO) is not permitted to certify a copy of any document though a CFO may attest to a Statutory Declaration made by the owner of any documents to authenticate any documents referred to in the declaration.

Lawyers or notary public (who are members of a recognised professional body) Actuaries or accountants (who are members of a recognised professional body) Members of the judiciary. Directors, managers or company secretaries of a bank or regulated financial services business.

How to certify your documents. Take your original documents as well as the photocopies to your nearest police station, post office, or lawyer's office. Ask them to certify the documents, and they will stamp them. Some places may have a limit on how many copies they will certify so you may want to phone and check first.