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2010 Georgia Code

TITLE 45 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

CHAPTER 17 - NOTARIES PUBLIC
ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 45-17-1 - Definitions

O.C.G.A. 45-17-1 (2010)
45-17-1. Definitions


As used in this article, the term:

(1) "Attesting" and "attestation" are synonymous and mean the notarial act of witnessing or attesting a signature or execution of a deed or other written instrument, where such notarial act does not involve the taking of an acknowledgment, the administering of an oath or affirmation, the taking of a verification, or the certification of a copy.

(2) "Notarial act" means any act that a notary public is authorized by law to perform and includes, without limitation, attestation, the taking of an acknowledgment, the administration of an oath or affirmation, the taking of a verification upon an oath or affirmation, and the certification of a copy.

(3) "Notarial certificate" means the notary's documentation of a notarial act.