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Lupe Ruiz: Notary Chula Vista

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Authentication Information Apostille or Certification

The California Secretary of State provides authentication of public official signatures on documents to be used outside the United States of America. The country of destination determines whether the authentication is an Apostille or Certification.

The most common types of documents submitted for authentication include:

  • marriage licenses,
  • birth certificates
  • school records, including:
    diplomas, transcripts, letters relating to degrees, home studies
  • powers of attorney
  • papers for adoption purposes
  • certificates of non-marital status
  • references and job certification
  • patent applications
  • trademarks
  • deeds of assignment
  • distributorship agreements
  • bylaws
  • corporate documents, such as:
    articles of Incorporation, merger agreements, certificates of amendment

The California Secretary of State can only authenticate documents issued in the State of California by the following public officials and their deputies:

  • County Clerks
  • County Recorders
  • Judges of the Superior Court
  • Court Administrators
  • Executive Officers
  • Executive Clerks
  • State Officials
  • Notaries Public

Any document that has been executed by County Health Officers and County Local Registrars can only be authenticated if the document is first certified by the county clerk's office. The only public officials our office can authenticate are the ones listed above.

These documents must be current certified copies or must have been notarized by a California Notary Public. For school records you must obtain a notarized copy of record from the high school, college, or university, etc. prior to forwarding to the Notary Public Section for authentication.

Any document requiring Authentication of a public official's signature, may be mailed (include a cover letter listing the country of destination and a self-addressed stamped envelope), or hand delivered, to the Sacramento Office of the Secretary of State for processing. Additionally, documents requiring Authentication of a public official's signature, but not including notaries public, may be hand delivered for over-the-counter service to any of the Secretary of State regional offices. Office locations are as follows:

REGIONAL OFFICES

Over-the-counter service to any of the Secretary of State's regional offices. The Secretary of State's regional offices can only authenticate a notary public's signature if the document is first certified by the county clerk's office. To do this, follow the procedures below:

1) Take the document that has been notarized by a California notary public to the county clerk's office in the county as indicated on the notary public's stamp.

2) The Los Angeles county clerk will then certify to the notary's signature.

3) Take the document to one of the Secretary of State's regional offices listed below for over-the-counter services:
Los Angeles, California

Fees collected over-the-counter at the regional office locations may be made by check, money order or credit card (Visa or Mastercard).

General Information:

In 1961 many nations joined together to create a simplified method of "legalizing" documents for universal recognition. Members of the conference, referred to as the Hague Convention, adopted a document referred to as an Apostille that would be recognized by all member nations.

Documents sent to member nations, completed with an Apostille at the state level, may be submitted directly to the member nation without further action.

Documents sent to non-member nations requiring a Certification of the signature of the state's public official at the state level, then must be transmitted to the Authentication Office of the Department of State in Washington, D.C. for the Authentication of the State Official's signature.

Notary Authentication

Tel: (619) 843-3148

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