Authentication (Notarial) is the county clerk’s certificate verifying the authority of the notary public to act.
Authentication (Notarial) is described in connection with Executive Law §133.
Authentication (Notarial) is the same thing as a certified copy issued by the legal custodian of a public record.
The booklet treats authentication as a county-clerk certificate subjoined to the proof, acknowledgment, or oath certificate signed by the notary.
Correct Answer
C. Authentication (Notarial) is the same thing as a certified copy issued by the legal custodian of a public record.
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Authentication and certified copies are different concepts. In “Definitions and General Terms,” “Authentication (Notarial)” is the county clerk’s certificate verifying the authority of the notary public to act, tied to Executive Law §133, while a certified copy is a copy of a public record certified by the custodian of the original. Not to be confused with each other, one authenticates the notary’s authority and the other certifies a public record copy.
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