{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-36-20-55","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 36-20-55","heading":"Certification by Secretary of State.","body":"If certification of a civil law notary’s authority is necessary for a particular document or transaction, it must be obtained from the Secretary of State. Upon receipt of a written request from a civil law notary and the fee prescribed by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall issue a certification of the civil law notary’s authority, in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, which shall include a statement explaining the legal qualifications and authority of a civil law notary in this state. The fee prescribed for the issuance of the certification under this section or an apostille shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20) per document. The Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this section.","path":["Title 36 Public Officers and Employees.","Chapter 20 Notaries Public.","Article 3 International Notaries Public."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=36-20-55","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"b3e3f11b72eda328e9bf2d2a0bf5a0b58e3b6d370267d1a0e5ca2040d9b8e687","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-36-20-54","next":"us-al/ala.-code-36-20-70"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}