1 WASHINGTON â In 1995, a federal grand jury in San Diego charged a little-known Mexican drug trafficker named JoaquÃ­n GuzmÃ¡n Loera and 22 underlings with creating a cocaine ring that stretched from Southern California to New Jersey.
A notary is someone with the legal power to witness signatures, verify documents, and take depositions. A notary â also known as a notary public â is a person who has been licensed by a state to perform a few legal functions. The most common one is to witness signatures. For many types of paperwork, you need a notary to be present as you sign, which makes the paperwork official. Notaries also have the power to verify various types of documents and are allowed to take depositions (statements) in some legal situations. Definitions of notary.
A notary public is a third-party witness to not only the signature of a document but also the fact that all parties who signed did so willingly and under their own power. Having a document notarized does not necessarily mean the parties signing it understand what it says.However, Marc Aronson, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Notaries, says the responsibilities of a notary should extend beyond merely witnessing a signature.aving a document notarized does not necessarily mean the parties signing it understand what it says. However, Marc Aronson, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Notaries, says the responsibilities of a notary should extend beyond merely witnessing a signature.