{"id":173,"date":"2025-12-04T14:40:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soflosigningagents.com\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2025-12-10T02:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T02:14:39","slug":"attested-photocopy-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soflosigningagents.com\/index.php\/attested-photocopy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ATTESTED PHOTOCOPY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"slider-2\" data-id=\"2\" id=\"SR7_2_1\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.38\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_2_1-3\" data-key=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_2_1-3-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soflosigningagents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Notary-Public-Hollywood-Florida-Signing-Agents-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Notary Public Hollywood Florida Signing Agents\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_2_1-5\" data-key=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_2_1-5-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soflosigningagents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NOTARY-PUBLIC-HOLLYWOOD-FLORIDA.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"NOTARY PUBLIC HOLLYWOOD FLORIDA\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_2_1-6\" data-key=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_2_1-6-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soflosigningagents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Notary-Public-Services-Hollywood-Broward-County-Florida-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Notary Public Services Hollywood Broward County Florida\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_2_1-4\" data-key=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t<image_lists style=\"display:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-src=\"\/\/soflosigningagents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Notary-Public-Hollywood-Florida-Signing-Agents-scaled.jpg\" data-libid=\"198\" data-lib=\"medialibrary\" title=\"Notary Public Hollywood Florida Signing Agents\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" data-dbsrc=\"Ly9zb2Zsb3NpZ25pbmdhZ2VudHMuY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDI1LzEyL05vdGFyeS1QdWJsaWMtSG9sbHl3b29kLUZsb3JpZGEtU2lnbmluZy1BZ2VudHMtc2NhbGVkLmpwZw==\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-src=\"\/\/soflosigningagents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NOTARY-PUBLIC-HOLLYWOOD-FLORIDA.jpg\" data-libid=\"199\" data-lib=\"medialibrary\" title=\"NOTARY PUBLIC HOLLYWOOD FLORIDA\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" data-dbsrc=\"Ly9zb2Zsb3NpZ25pbmdhZ2VudHMuY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDI1LzEyL05PVEFSWS1QVUJMSUMtSE9MTFlXT09ELUZMT1JJREEuanBn\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-src=\"\/\/soflosigningagents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Notary-Public-Services-Hollywood-Broward-County-Florida-1.jpg\" data-libid=\"200\" data-lib=\"medialibrary\" title=\"Notary Public Services Hollywood Broward County Florida\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" data-dbsrc=\"Ly9zb2Zsb3NpZ25pbmdhZ2VudHMuY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDI1LzEyL05vdGFyeS1QdWJsaWMtU2VydmljZXMtSG9sbHl3b29kLUJyb3dhcmQtQ291bnR5LUZsb3JpZGEtMS5qcGc=\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/image_lists>\n\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\tSR7.PMH ??={}; SR7.PMH[\"SR7_2_1\"] = {cn:100,state:false,fn: function() { if (_tpt!==undefined && _tpt.prepareModuleHeight !== undefined) {  _tpt.prepareModuleHeight({id:\"SR7_2_1\",el:[690,690,768,960,720],type:'standard',shdw:'0',gh:[690,690,,,],gw:[1800,1800,,,],vpt:['-100px'],size:{fullWidth:true, fullHeight:false},mh:'0',onh:0,onw:0,bg:{color:'{\"orig\":\"transparent\",\"type\":\"solid\",\"string\":\"transparent\"}'}});   SR7.PMH[\"SR7_2_1\"].state=true;} else if(SR7.PMH[\"SR7_2_1\"].cn-->0)\tsetTimeout( SR7.PMH[\"SR7_2_1\"].fn,19);}};SR7.PMH[\"SR7_2_1\" ].fn();\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n[vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]An attested photocopy is a copy of a document officially verified by an authorized person (like a notary public or official custodian) as a true, exact, and complete reproduction of the original, confirming it\u2019s unaltered, often used when a certified copy (from the original record keeper) isn\u2019t available, and involves the official adding their signature, seal, and a statement to the photocopy. 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