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BERWYN
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BERWYN
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Many legal documents need to be
"witnessed" by an Official of the State of Maryland.
This type of witness is called a
"Notary Public."
A Notary cannot vouch for the
validity of a legal document, only that he (or she) witnessed
the signing of it. For that
reason, documents that need to be "notarized,"
cannot be signed except in the
presence of the Notary.
In addition, before the notary
will allow the papers to be signed,
the person bringing them must
raise their hand and "swear," under the penalty of perjury,
that he (or she) is the person
whose signature is requested, and that the statements
made in the document(s) are to
the best of their knowledge, true and accurate.
At that point, the Notary will
affix his (or her) signature to the document, along with the current
date, the notary's commission
expiration, and the County in which the Notary was sworn in.
Additionally, the Notary will
usually affix a special "seal" to the lower corner of the document,
which is embossed into the paper
surface of the document.
(Note that the seal is not
required on all documents.)
The Berwyn Heights Police
Department has several police officers, which are
commissioned Notary Publics.
If you have an item, which needs
to be notarized, you may bring it to the police headquarters
building, during normal business
hours, to have it done.
Since not all police officers
are notaries, you should call ahead
to make sure that one is on
duty before coming in.
The charge
for notary service is set by the State of Maryland and is currently
$2.00 per document.
You do not
have to be a resident of Berwyn Heights to have paperwork notarized.
You may contact the Police
Station at 301-474-6554.
