1. État, peuple, Authorities » 14. Right of Citizenship, établissement, Stay » 143. Identification Papers, Legalization of Signatures

The State Chancellery is designated as the competent authority for legalizing signatures on documents submitted to it.

The State Chancellery is authorized to legalize signatures

a) of cantonal authorities;

b) of public servants and members of the Courts for documents they sign in the course of their official duties;

c) of members of the authorities of municipal, mixed, or bourgeois communes of the Republic and Canton of Jura;

d) of civil status officers;

e) of notaries recognized and authorized to practice their profession within the territory of the Republic and Canton of Jura.

If exceptional circumstances demand, it is authorized to legalize other signatures, provided that it can ensure their authenticity.

The legalized document must bear a receipt of the cantonal fee unless it is an ex officio legalization.

**Article [Number]**: The State Chancellery maintains a register of the signatures of the persons mentioned in Article 2. In case of doubt, it ensures the authenticity of the signatures.

A new deposit of signatures becomes necessary when a person changes their manner of signing.

Cannot be legalized

a) signatures without context;

b) signatures made in pencil or affixed by means of a stamp;

c) signatures affixed on documents that may lead to ambiguity or create confusion with official services due to their wording or presentation.

The fees collected for a legalization are contained in the decree establishing the fees of the cantonal administration.

The State Chancellery shall issue, as necessary, the instructions required for the execution of the provisions of this ordinance.

**The present order enters into force immediately.**