The Copy Certification is the verification by a notary public that the copy was taken from the original. In the State of California, only copies Powers of Attorney can be notarized by notaries public (California Probate Code 4307) as certified copies. The “document custodian” (the person in possession of the original document) takes the original to a notary public, the notary public makes a photocopy of the document then affixes a certification to the copy.

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