조문단위인쇄

ACT ON NOTARIAL ACTS DONE AT DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ABROAD
조문단위인쇄
 Article 30 (Confirmation of Official Document, etc. of Stationed Country)
(1) A consul in charge of notarial services may confirm the authenticity of a seal impression and signature affixed to a document issued by a public official of the stationed country or notarized by a notary public of the stationed country, and the position of the public official or notary public concerned: Provided, That if the stationed country is a member state of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (hereinafter referred to as the "Apostille Convention"), the consul in charge of notarial services shall comply with the Apostille Convention. <Amended by Act No. 14405, Dec. 20, 2016>
(2) For the confirmation under the main sentence of paragraph (1), a consul in charge of notarial services shall compare the seal impression or signature and position of the public official or notary public with a signature ledger prescribed by Presidential Decree: Provided, That in any of the following cases, such confirmation shall be made by verifying it in person at a relevant agency of the stationed country: <Amended by Act No. 14405, Dec. 20, 2016>
1. Where the seal or signature, and the position of the public official are not in the signature ledger;
2. Where the seal or signature, and the position of the notary public are not in the signature ledger;
3. Where a national agency of the Republic of Korea requests the relevant agency of the stationed country to verify it in person.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 9879, Dec. 30, 2009]