No
No, participation is voluntarily
Not in any country that I am familiar with.
Yes. A Notary Public is verifying that you are who you represent yourself to be. You will be asked for photo ID, and likely to sign the document in front of the Notary. The Notarized document only verifies that it was signed by the person it was supposed to go to. It does not validate terms or legality in any other way.
Not generally. A notary is supposed to be an independent party who verifies the identity of the person signing a document. The notary is to affix his/her seal as verification that the right person has signed the document. While a clergyman/woman, a dentist or a lawyer can legally be a notary, there is no automatic notary. A notary is not to certify any document that may result in benefit to the notary.
One can find much information about Public Notary on Wikipedia. It has much detail on the history of the Public Notary and how it works in each country around the world. One can also find information on the website 'The Notaries Society'.
A notary is a notary, I don't see why not.
notary
The possessive form of the singular noun notary public is notary public's.example: This form requires a notary public's signature.
There is no such thing as a "warranty deeds notary". A notary public in the U.S. can notarize any document.
A notary class is a course oriented to train someone to become a notary. A notary is someone who verifies the identity of someone signing an important document.
The notary should not also witness a document. If they aren't going to be the notary then they can be a witness.
A forged notarization, where the person claims to be a notary, should be reported to the agency that grants notary licenses and they will instruct you on how to continue. A forged signature, of a notary but not claiming to be a notary, is reported to the police.