What is the function of notarial certificate?

The meaning of notarization: "The functions of proof, service, communication and supervision are to prevent and reduce disputes and protect national interests and the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations." According to the purpose and legal characteristics of notarization, the significance of notarization lies in confirming the rights and obligations of the parties through non-litigation activities that prove the authenticity and legitimacy of uncontroversial legal acts, legal events and documents, so as to eliminate all kinds of hidden dangers of disputes, balance the conflicts of interests between the parties and nip in the bud. Notarization documents are legally binding, which have played a positive role in urging the parties to earnestly perform their obligations, ensuring the healthy development of the socialist market economy, safeguarding socialist democracy and legal system, maintaining social stability and unity, and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations.

The validity period of the notarial certificate is as follows:

(1) Evidence effect. All notarial certificates have the effect of legal evidence;

(2) the effectiveness of execution. For the creditor's rights documents to recover a certain amount of money or goods, after examination, the relationship between the rights and obligations of the creditor's rights is clear, the parties have no dispute about the creditor's rights itself, and when the debtor should perform, can perform and fails to perform, the notary office can issue a certificate with enforcement effect;

(3) legal effect. It is one of the conditions for the legal act to take effect that it needs notarization according to the law or the agreement of the parties. Without notarization, the legal act will not be effective.

An application for notarization shall meet the following conditions:

1. The applicant has a direct interest or other legal relationship with the notarization application;

2. There is no dispute about the matters applied for notarization;

3. Matters applying for notarization belong to the business scope of the notary office;

4. Matters applying for notarization shall be under the jurisdiction of this notary office.

Audit role. After accepting the application for notarization, the notarization institution shall examine and investigate the identity and ability of the parties, the authenticity and legality of the certification materials provided by the parties and the notarization matters applied by the parties in accordance with the law to prevent illegal economic activities and invalid contracts; Prove the role. After a preliminary examination of the authenticity and legality of notarization matters, the notary office will put forward legal opinions on the integrity and operability of the legal documents to be proved and prove them according to law.

Legal basis:

Article 2 of the Notary Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is an activity of notaries to prove the authenticity and legality of civil legal acts, facts and documents with legal significance according to the application of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations and legal procedures.