avalik-õigusliku ameti kandja, sõltumatu ametiisik, kellele riik on delegeerinud õigussuhete turvalisuse tagamise ja õigusvaidluste ennetamise ülesande
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 quasi-judicial duties
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They are appointed by the state, entrusted with public functions and hold a public office. They are not however civil servants and remain independent from the state and economically self-reliant.
Notaries are public office holders and part of the legal order in the 22 EU Member States based on Latin civil law. Their essential mission is to confer authenticity on the legal instruments and contracts they establish for their clients in areas of law as diverse as marriage contracts, company statutes, wills, real estate transactions, etc.
a person authorized by a state to administer oaths, certify documents, attest to the authenticity of signatures, and perform official acts in commercial matters, such as protesting negotiable instruments
Terminile "notary public" ei ole eestikeelset vastet välja kujunenud ja eksperdid ei ole vaste osas ühel meelel. Mõningates allikates esineb vaste "avalik notar" ja ka üks ekspert pakkus ettepanekuna selle vaste välja. Teise eksperdi hinnangul ei ole "avalik notar" hea vaste, sest: ""civil-law notary" on oma olemuselt "avalikum" kui "notary public". Riik on andnud "civil-law notary" ameti kandjale tunduvalt ulatuslikuma ja olulisema pädevuse kui anglo-ameerika õigussüsteemiga riikides, kus tegutsevad "notary public" nimetust kandvad notarid (tegelikult advokaadid, kes teevad tagasihoidliku õigusliku kaaluga tõestamistoiminguid oma põhitöö kõrvalt)." [30.06.2016]
