It is a copy of a public record certified as true by the public official having custody of the original.
A New York notary public generally has no authority to issue certified copies.
A notary may certify the authenticity of legal documents and other papers required to be filed with foreign consular officers.
The booklet warns against certificates in which a notary purports to vouch for the genuineness of an attached instrument executed elsewhere.
Correct Answer
C. A notary may certify the authenticity of legal documents and other papers required to be filed with foreign consular officers.
AI Explanation
The booklet expressly warns that notaries must not certify the authenticity of such legal documents. In “Definitions and General Terms,” a certified copy is one certified by the public official having custody of the original, and the booklet adds that a notary public has no authority to issue certified copies and must not certify the authenticity of legal documents for foreign consular filing. Not to be confused with a county clerk’s authentication under Executive Law §133, this is not a copy-certification power of the notary.
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