Notarization of documents or signatures
Service description
Documents (copies, duplicates, negatives, electronic documents and printouts of electronic documents) as well as signatures and hand signs can be certified. First of all, a distinction must be made between official and public certification.
Official certification is governed by the State Administrative Procedure Act in conjunction with the Federal Administrative Procedure Act (VwVfG) and relates only to those documents whose original was issued by an authority or whose copy is required for submission to an authority (unless the issuance of certified copies from official registers and archives is reserved exclusively for other authorities). A signature or a hand sign may also be officially certified if the signed document is required for submission to an authority or other body to which it must be submitted pursuant to a legal regulation.
The legal basis of public certification of signatures is the Civil Code. The public certification of a signature is permissible only in the cases prescribed by law.
What documents are needed?
The document to be certified and the original are required.
When certifying signatures or hand signs, proof of identity (e.g. ID card or passport) and the document on which the signature or hand sign is to be certified must be brought along.
What are the fees?
As a rule, certifications are subject to a fee. The competent authority will provide information on the amount of the fee.
Special instructions for - Verbandsgemeinde GöllheimThe following fees apply for certifications at the Göllheim municipal administration:
- for documents / copies 2,50 EUR
- for public attestation of signatures 15,00 EUR
- for official certifications (copy and signature) EUR 4.00
Legal basis
What else should I know?
Official certification is not sufficient,
- if a public notarization or a public certification (by notaries, courts or certain authorities, e.g. the youth welfare office) is required, or
- if the exclusive competence of a particular authority is given (e.g. civil status certificates only from the registry office, excerpts from the real estate cadastre only from the surveying and cadastral authorities).