there is no subordinate relationship between notary offices. Article 4 The judicial administrative department of the people's governments at or above the county level is the competent authority for notarization.
with the approval of the provincial judicial administrative department, notary offices are set up in provinces, prefectures (cities), counties (cities, districts) and other necessary places. Article 5 A notary is a legal professional who handles notarization in a notary office according to law.
the qualification of a notary shall be obtained through the unified examination organized by the judicial administrative department of the State Council or after passing the examination by the provincial judicial administrative department.
A notary must hold a notarial practice certificate uniformly printed by the judicial administrative department of the State Council. Article 6 A notary shall handle notarization according to law, abide by professional ethics and practice discipline, keep state secrets and secrets of the parties concerned, and shall not commit any of the following acts;
(1) refusing to handle notarization without justifiable reasons;
(2) issue a notarial certificate that violates facts and laws;
(3) accepting or soliciting property or seeking other illegitimate interests;
(4) other violations of law and discipline. Article 7 A notary office shall notarize independently according to law, and shall not be interfered by administrative organs, social organizations or individuals.
notaries perform their duties according to law and are protected by national laws. Article 8 A notary office shall collect fees in accordance with the standards set by the state when handling notarization. Article 9 A party may apply to a notary office to prove the following legal acts:
(1) The establishment, modification and termination of contracts and agreements;
(2) entrustment, gift, bequest, establishment, alteration or revocation of will;
(3) a statement on the division, transfer or inheritance of property and the abandonment of property rights and inheritance rights;
(4) the sale and mortgage of houses;
(5) issuance and listing of securities, endorsement of bills and refusal to accept and pay bills;
(6) guarantee of debts, recourse of creditor's rights or recognition of debts;
(7) auction, bidding, examination, award and lottery issuance;
(8) contracting and leasing of cultivated land, forest land, barren hills, grassy hills and water surfaces, or assignment, transfer and inheritance of the right to use;
(9) adopting children and claiming their own children;
(1) marital property agreement;
(11) Establishment, alteration and termination of other civil juristic acts. Article 1 A party may apply to a notary office to prove the following legally significant events and documents:
(1) Civil rights enjoyed by citizens, legal persons and other organizations, such as property ownership, inheritance, trademark rights, patent rights and reputation rights;
(2) Birth, survival, education, experience, marriage, relatives, residence, death, and whether or not criminal sanctions have been imposed on citizens;
(3) qualifications, articles of association, credit standing of legal persons and other organizations, inventory, evaluation and liquidation of property, and resolutions of the founding meeting and shareholders' meeting of a joint stock limited company;
(4) force majeure events;
(5) the appraisal of the insured property and the conclusion of the insured loss;
(6) the signature, seal and date of completion of the contract or other documents;
(7) copies, abridged versions, translations, photocopies and photocopies of documents are consistent with the original;
(8) Other events and documents of legal significance. Article 11 The following legal acts, legally significant events and documents must be notarized:
(1) Contracts for assignment, transfer and mortgage of the right to use state-owned land;
(2) Donation and inheritance of urban private houses;
(3) loan contracts secured by mortgage;
(4) contracting, leasing, merger, property rights sale and auction of state-owned enterprises and urban collective enterprises;
(5) Bidding for large and medium-sized and key construction projects and contracts signed after winning the bid;
(6) demolition compensation, resettlement agreement and evidence preservation of the house entrusted by the house demolition department;
(7) evidence preservation of the demolition of houses with property disputes by the house demolition authorities;
(8) involving the adoption of children and the claim of their own children;
(9) Evidence preservation involving copyright infringement;
(1) other matters that must be notarized according to laws and regulations. Article 12 A notary office shall handle the deposit business of money, articles and securities. If the debtor is unable to fulfill his legal payment obligations due to one of the following circumstances, he may apply to the notary office for notarization by escrow:
(1) The creditor refuses or delays taking delivery of the subject matter without justifiable reasons, which makes the debtor unable to pay on time;
(2) The debtor is unable to perform its obligations due to the unknown whereabouts of the creditor;
(3) where the creditor and the debtor agree to pay in advance by escrow.
the debtor shall be deemed to have fulfilled the obligation of payment after the parties have deposited and notarized the currency, articles or securities that should be paid in the notary office. The notary office shall, within seven days from the date of issuing the notarial certificate, notify or notify the creditor to collect the escrow items. If the creditor fails to collect the escrow items within six months, or the escrow items that are difficult to preserve, the notary office may save the price after selling them.
the expenses paid for the deposit shall be borne by the creditor.