This is a very common question and I wanted to shed some light on what notaries can or can not notarize.

​What We Can Notarize:

• Acknowledgments & Jurats
• Certification by Document Custodian
• Certifying Powers of Attorney
• Consent for Minors to Travel
• Copies of Journal Entries
• Deeds of Trust
• Depositions & Affidavits
• Last Will & Testament
• Legal & Medical Documents
• Many International Documents
• Mortgage, Loan & Refinance Documents
• Oaths & Affirmations
• Personal Letters & Contracts
• Proof of Execution
• Quitclaim Deeds
• Traffic School Documents​
• T-47 affidavit in Texas
• And more

What We Cannot Notarize
Recordable documents such as birth certificates and marriage licenses, documents that are recorded with some specific governmental entity, such as the secretary of state's office, a court of law, a county clerk, or the Bureau of Vital Statistics. A certified copy of a recordable document may be obtained by contacting the recording entity. A notary cannot make certified copies of recordable documents.:

• Certified Copies of Birth & Death Certificates
• Copyrighted Material
• Documents with Blank Spaces
• Immigration Documents
• Marriage Certificates
• Photographs
• Translated Documents

Source: <https://www.texasnotaryprofessionals.org/blog/what-can-a-notary-public-notarized-60> 

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