A copy of a document or record, signed and certified as a true copy by the public official who has custody of the original record NOTE: A notary may make an "attested photocopy," but not a certified copy A certified copy is not the same as an original document
A copy of a Power of Attorney or Power of Guardianship form on which you have include a note at the bottom saying "This is a true and complete copy of the original", and on which you have signed and dated this note
A copy of a document such as a birth certificate endorsed as an accurate copy of the original The payment of a death benefit requires a certified copy of the death certificate
The term certified copy has two meanings: A copy of a registered instrument contained in the Register certified by the Registrar-General as a true copy A copy of a document lodged as evidence in the Land Titles Office, such as a probate or death certificate, certified as a true copy by a solicitor or justice of the peace
Means a copy of original information that has been verified, as indicated by dated signature, as an exact copy having all of the same attributes and information as the original