Latin notaries/civil law notaries - independent professionals who advise private parties and draft contracts on their instruction, as well as partake in the issuing of public documents, and fulfil qua, avalik-õigusliku ameti kandja, sõltumatu ametiisik, kellele riik on delegeerinud õigussuhete turvalisuse tagamise ja õigusvaidluste ennetamise ülesande