Notary Public Services

Notary Public or Notary is a a legal officer with specific judicial authority or a public officer appointed under authority of law with power to administer or commission oaths and affirmations, certify affidavits, declarations or other documents, take acknowledgments, take depositions or testimony
Notaries commission Affidavits of Service
Notaries public prepare wills, mortgages, and other legal documents.
Notaries provide official authentication / witnessing of signature, certify a document as a true copy, provide affidavits of lost document, name changes, notarial certificates and duplicate original notarizations
A Notary attests to legal documents usually with an official seal.
A Notary can certify true copy of school/college diplomas, certificates, university degrees
The professional work of a Notary is covered by an insurance plan which protects the public in most jurisdictions, but you should verify this in your own dealings with any notary anywhere.
Traditionally, notaries public recorded matters of judicial importance as well as private transactions or events where an officially authenticated record or a document drawn up with professional skill or knowledge was required. Specifically, the functions of notaries public include the attestation of documents and certification of their due execution, administering of oaths, witnessing affidavits and statutory declarations, certification of copy documents, noting and protesting of bills of exchange and the preparation of ships' protests.
Significant weight attaches to documents certified by notaries public. Documents certified by notaries public are sealed with the notary's seal and are recorded by the notary public in a register maintained by him/her. These are known as "notarial acts". Notarial acts and certificates are recognized in countries of the British Commonwealth and some other countries without the need for any further certification from the respective Foreign Ministry or foreign diplomatic missions.