The purpose of the Chung Ching United Office is to implement the New Notary Law passed on April 23th of 2001 and its corresponding new policies regarding a Public Notary, which is promoted by Judicial Yuan, and our office specializes in providing convenient notarization and certification services for various institutes, groups, firms, and the Public. On December 13th of 2001, our office applied for registration and received approval from the Taipei District Court of Taiwan to legally handle all business regarding notarization and certification. Our office is located in the First District of the city of Taipei at 7-1Floor, Number 121, Chung Ching South Road, Section 1, Chung Cheng District of Taipei, whereas, Judicial Yuan is located at the intersection of Chung Ching South Road and Heng Yang Road
　
Biography of the Director:
The director of our office, Hsieh Yung Chih, is the first legal service attorney who has been duly honored as a「Professional Public Notary」in the Taiwan area during the first term of Judicial Yuan. He is a devout Christian who believes his career to be in innovating the notary system and promoting research, which is why he has decided to quit his career as a legal service attorney. Starting in July of 2001, he received pre-professional training to become a Public Notary at the Learning Center of Law Enforcement Personnel of Judicial Yuan and the Notary Office of Taipei District Court. He officially became a「Professional Public Notary」in December of 2001 and he hopes that he can be a equitable, objective and moral 「Civil Law Planner」who can educe fairness and justice in the future.」。
　
Speech from the Vice-Director:
Previously, to authorize notarization was limited to only the judicial government. Complying with the universal notarization system, Judicial Yuan has introduced and used the 「Latin Notarization System」, which was officially passed on April 23rd of 2001. Our office specializes in executing the new law, and I am deeply honored that I can contribute to the execution of the new notarization system. I hope to establish more approachable notarization and certification services that the Public can trust without question.
　
Systems of Notarization:
1. Systems
There are three major notarization systems in the world. The first one is called civil service identity and is used in countries such as Denmark in Scandinavia and Taiwan before Taiwan switched to its new system. This system called for subordinating to the court or officials in the Judicial and Administrative branches of government, which in Taiwan's case, would be to comply with officials in Mainland China. The second system is self-employment, the system used in the United States. The third system is in-between the first and second systems: a Public Notary must have official certification. A Public Notary may be known as a Latin Notary in Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Japan, etc., and this third system is the new system that has been introduced by the Taiwan Notary Law giving Taiwan its first『Public Notary』.
　
2. Qualifications:
According to Article 25 of the new Notary Law, a Public Notary must be a citizen of the ROC with one of the following qualifications:
（1） Passed the examination of a Public Notary.
（2） Served as a judge or prosecutor before: Qualified through investiture.
（3） Served as a public defender before: Qualifier through investiture.
（4） Served as a notary in court before and qualified through investiture or
　 served as a notary public before.
（5） Passed the Attorney Examination through the National Highest
　 Examination and has provided legal service for more than three years.
　
3. Function:
The Latin notarization system originates in Rome where a public notary exists in the public and not in the judicial system. One must undergo professional law training to qualify to become a notary. In regards to handling notarization and certification, based on related legal and private rights, the service is not only a formal investigation, but also a practical service, which provides law consultation. The consultation can eliminate any possible factor, which might lead to a dispute by making full use of one's protection of private rights, and it may lower the chances of prosecution. A Public Notary not only finishes the procedure required of notarization and certification for a client in accordance with the law, but he is also a specialized law consultant, objective compromiser, protector of those less fortunate and an oral transcriber.
　
Introducing Our Public Notaries:
Our office currently has two Public Notaries on staff: Hsieh Yung-Chih, and Chen Lee-Tsung. The following is a summary of their educational background and work experience:
1. Hsieh Yung-Chih, Public Notary:
　
Head director of our office, he is responsible for overseeing all affairs. He has received a law degree from Soochow University, obtained a Land Scrivener license by examination in 1991 and obtained an attorney license by examination in 1993. He currently works towards his master degree in Continental Law in the Mainland China Department at Soochow University. Mr. Hsieh is a broker who specializes in handling cases regarding real estate rent, loans, joint construction, contracts, building engineering, architecture, formal wills, legal affairs relating to the laws of Taiwan and China, etc. He is also a volunteer in the Law Service Association of Soochow University and “Thuei Mom Foundation,” and he has notable experience in compromising cases, law planning, consultation and formalizing various law documents.
　
2. Chen Lee-Tsung, Public Notary:
　
Mr. Chen received a law degree from Soochow University and passed the National Highest Examination. He is in his first term as a Public Notary, and he currently is working on a master in Technical Law at Soochow University. Mr. Chen specializes in handling delegated contracts, wills, loans, consuming loans, real estate rent, foreign documents, as well as notarizing and certifying documents between Taiwan and China.