notariaalne

Notariaalne is an adjective used in Estonian and in some other languages to denote things related to notaries or notarial acts. In civil-law jurisdictions, a notary is a publicly commissioned official who handles authentication and drafting of legally significant documents. Notarial acts may include authentication of signatures, certification of copies, drafting of deeds, wills, powers of attorney, and administering oaths. These acts often carry the status of public documents and may have strong evidentiary value in courts, sometimes required for real estate transfers, inheritance, or corporate filings. Notarial acts are typically executed after the identity of the parties is verified and the document content is reviewed for legal sufficiency. The notary records the act, affixes a seal or stamp, and preserves original documents in a notarial register.

In practice, the term notariaalne may describe both the notarial form of a document and the activities performed by a notary, such as notarial authentication or notarial drafting. The extent of a notary's authority varies by jurisdiction; in some systems, notarization is mandatory for certain transactions, while in others it is optional. With digitalization, many jurisdictions now offer electronic notarization or remote online notarization, supported by digital signatures and identity verification.

Related concepts include notary/notary public, notarial act, legalization, and apostille, and notarial translations, where a translator provides a notarial certificate of accuracy.