Public Notaries in Hungary
By virtue of Section 1 (4) of Act XLI of 1991 on civil law notaries (hereinafter Notaries Act) “Within his/her statutory competence, the civil law notary shall act as a jurisdictional authority as part of the administration of justice of the State.” Pursuant to the Hungarian legal system the activities of civil law notaries, whether drawing up deeds or conducting non-contentious procedures – with regard to pertaining provisions of law, as well as relevant decisions of the Constitutional Court and the Curia (the Supreme Court) – fall within the sphere of public authority.
Notarial deeds
The notarial deed certifies the expressed intent relating to the legal transaction at issue with authenticity, thus the notary apart from a thorough verification of personal identity, becomes aware of the intentions of the parties, or in case of a unilateral declaration of the party concerned and prepares the public deed accordingly. The notarial deed must be read out and explained to the client at all events.
Notarial certificates
Attestations in the form of notarial deeds provide authentic proof of facts having legal relevance by way of records drawn up or an authentication clause attached to it. The notary describes facts that have occurred in his presence in such a notarial deed. The attestation need not comply with the intentions of the parties, because its accuracy and trustworthiness lies in the very fact that it may contain disadvantageous or adverse pieces of information for the party having initiated the procedure. The significance of attestations rests on their qualified probative force. Attestations are twofold: they may be drawn up in minutes or they may testify by a notarial clause.
The authentication clause
The Notaries Act specifies which type of attestations may be made by attaching a notarial clause to them. This goes back to historical reasons, as half a century ago such types were also made in the form of records, but due to their volume and identical structure they were simplified to certifying clauses.
Attestations by way of an authentication clause may be made on the following:
- a) that the photocopy of a document is true and faithful to the original as presented to the notary,
- b) that a translation is accurate,
- c) that a signature or initial is authentic,
- d) the date of presenting an instrument,
- e) the content of an authentic public register.
Personal informations
I graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Szeged In 2001. After that, I spent several years in the public administration, and for a few years I worked for an NGO, where I participated in business development programs. In 2010, I began to work as a deputy notary, first in Kecskemét and then in Kiskunfélegyháza. I received my appointment as a notary in 2016.
After university I continued my studies: In 2005, I obtained a specialist lawyer's degree in European law, and then in 2014 a specialist lawyer's degree in enforcement law. I have a higher-level language exams in English and an intermediate-level language exam in German. I also obtained a professional advanced language exam in English, and I also have an English language licence, which means that I can prepare notary documents in English as well.
Contact infos
Address:
6100 Kiskunfélegyháza, Kossuth Lajos utca 6.
Opening hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 -16:00
Friday: 8:00 - 15:00
Phone:
+36 76 461-236
Email:
csonka.peter@kozjegyzo.hu