As a Notary, can I translate two legal documents from another country? — E.M., Florida
No. As a Notary, you may not translate a document and then perform a notarial act on that document. In essence, that would require you to notarize your own signature certifying the translation is accurate. However, you may notarize a signature on a translated document.
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