Section 21-14-106 - Acknowledgments and authentications(a) A notary public may: (1) Take the proof or the acknowledgment of all instruments of writing relating to commerce and navigation;(2) Receive and authenticate acknowledgments of deeds, letters of attorney, and other instruments of writing;(3) Make declarations and protests; and(4) Certify under his or her official seal the truth of all matters and things done by virtue of his or her office.(b) A notary public may supervise the making of a photocopy of an original document and attest that the document is a copy if the document is not: (1) A vital record in this state, another state, a territory of the United States, or another country; or(2) A public record, if a copy can be made by the custodian of the public record.Rev. Stat., ch. 104, § 4; C. & M. Dig., § 7973; Pope's Dig., § 10366; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-1404; Acts 2001, No. 1274, § 3; 2005, No. 2274, § 2.