This article is devoted to the act of acceptance for safekeeping by notary public (Article 79 section 6 of the Notary Public Act) described in legal terminology as notary deposit. Types of notary deposits have been described. Previous case of law and legal opinions on notary deposits’ legal nature have been evaluated. As a result notary deposits have been categorized as a form of trust. Additionally, the functioning of notary deposits in the context of the so called “notarial compulsion” has been analyzed, indicating the obligatoriness of the document and data carrier deposits (Article 106-107 of the Notary Public Act) as well as the optionality of money and securities received as deposits in relation to a performed notary act (Article 108 of the Notary Public Act).
In the article, the needs for changes in regulations aimed at improving the safety and efficiency of legal transactions are discussed. The author points out the necessity of promptly abandoning the currently enforced bureaucratic procedure. The method of performing notarial acts, mainly relying on paper document gathering, constitutes an excessive burden on citizens. Simultaneously, the author emphasizes the necessity for notaries to access selected public registers and the creation of appropriate software and teleinformatics systems to support notarial offices. Additionally, the author calls for the expansion of the Central Repository of Electronic Copies of Notarial Deeds CERWAN. Implementing these proposals will constitute a significant facilitation for citizens and enhance the efficiency of legal transactions, without compromising the level of legal transaction security.
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