A notary public, also referred to as a public notary, isclassified as a public officer who serves the public innon-controversial matters. These matters are typically thoseinvolving estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and other businessissues. The main function of a notary public in the United Statesis to act as an impartial witness when important documents arebeing signed. After witnessing the signatures of both parties, itis the notary public’s responsibility to sign and affix their sealto the document. Other duties that may be assigned to notarypublics vary from state to state, and a notary is only allowed toperform his or her duties in his or her home state.Although a notary public serves an important role in state law,it is fairly simple to become a notary. In most states, all that isr