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2020 Code of Alabama
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.
Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.
Article 3 - International Notaries Public.
Section 36-20-55 - Certification by Secretary of State.

Universal Citation: AL Code § 36-20-55 (2020)
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Section 36-20-55

Certification by Secretary of State.

If certification of a civil law notary's authority is necessary for a particular document or transaction, it must be obtained from the Secretary of State. Upon receipt of a written request from a civil law notary and the fee prescribed by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall issue a certification of the civil law notary's authority, in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, which shall include a statement explaining the legal qualifications and authority of a civil law notary in this state. The fee prescribed for the issuance of the certification under this section or an apostille shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20) per document. The Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this section.

(Act 2001-967, 2001 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 861, §3.)

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