The Jurisdiction of Public Notary

• Main Author: George Schin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Danubius University 2011-05-01
• Series: EIRP Proceedings
• Subjects: notary office; notary jurisdiction; notary acts
• Online Access: http://www.proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/725/655

The jurisdiction generally means the ability of a body or persons to solve a specific problem. Legallanguage is not too far from the general sense described. In notary matters, the jurisdiction determines thespecific applications and procedures of a notary office. Notary Public offices have overall responsibilityregarding the notary acts. This jurisdiction shall be defined by the powers of the jurisdictional bodies becauseof non-contentious character of the applications that are address to the notary office. But the Law is regulatingalso an exceptional territorial jurisdiction. The paperwork refers to an analysis of main forms of notaryjurisdiction. There will be also presented the competence of the administrative bodies and diplomaticmissions in notary matter.