What is the difference between a certified copy of a birth certificate and an original?

What is the difference between a certified copy of a birth certificate and an original?

What makes a Certified Birth Certificate Official? The number one difference between official and informational birth certificate copies is a registrar’s seal. The type of seal used varies by states, but will be proof that the birth certificate is a government issued, certified document.

What is the difference between certified copy and original?

A certified true copy is a special copy of an original document, made by a person such as a notary public, lawyer or commissioner. A true copy is simply a copy made from an original document, without the certification attached to it.

Is a certified copy the same as an original?

A certified copy does not verify the authenticity of the original document, only that the copy is a true copy of what appears to be an original document to the Notary Public. Of course, Certified Copies can only be made of documents that are original.

Is a photocopy of a certified copy valid?

In contrast, a scanned version of a ‘certified copy’ is no longer the very copy that has been sighted and confirmed as a true copy of the original by an authorised person. It is just as prone to manipulation as a scanned copy of any other document. A certification, in this case, loses its utility value.

Can you certify documents at a post office?

1. check with the organisation that needs your ID to see if the Post Office staff are eligible to certify your documents. If they can, Post office staff will take a photocopy of the original document and sign the document to certify that it’s a true copy of the original.

How do I make a true copy?

To certify a document simply take a photocopied copy and the original and ask the person to certify the copy by:Writing ‘Certified to be a true copy of the original seen by me’ on the document.Signing and dating it.Printing their name under the signature.Adding their occupation, address and telephone number.

How do I certify a photocopy?

Certified copies can be obtained by presenting the original document together with a photocopy of that document to an authorised person for them to sight and certify. The authorised person will compare the copy to the original, then sign and date the copy to confirm that it is a true copy of the original.

Are scanned notarized documents legal?

You can send a scan or image of a notarized document via email easily. It will not hold up however in a court of law because email is too easily faked.

What do you mean by certified true copy?

A certified true copy is the copy of a document that is stamped and signed as a true copy of the original by a person who is allowed to take declarations.

Does certified true copy expire?

A certified copy of a document is valid as long as the document is valid. eg. a birth certificate or diploma is valid forever, a passport or driver’s licence is valid up until the document expires. So if your passport is still current, the certified copy is still current.

Who can certify a copy of a trust deed?

A summary of people who can certify are: Chiropractor, Dentist , Medical practitioner, Nurse, Physiotherapist, Optometrist, Pharmacist, Psychologist or a Veterinary surgeon. Legal practitioner, Patent attorney, Trade marks attorney or a Bailiff.