!!!Notar

Notary, (notary public, German: Notar) occupational name for a lawyer 
appointed by the state whose documents are held to provide 
irrebuttable evidence and who dispenses administrative justice (no 
involvement in lawsuits).His/her primary tasks are drawing up public 
documents and working as judicial commissioner, especially in probate 
procedures. Qualification requirements: university degree (law), seven 
years of work experience in a notary´s office, notarial exam, 
registration in the official list of notaries (only a limited number 
of notaries is licensed by the state). Professional rights and duties 
are governed by a code of ethics ("Notariatsordnung"). In 1996 388 
notaries and 347 candidates were registered (Vienna 71, Lower Austria 
83, Burgenland 12, Upper Austria 59, Salzburg 30, Styria 56, Carinthia 
34, Tirol 27, Vorarlberg 16).

!Literature
W. Rechberger, Die Entwicklung des oesterreichischen 
Notariats zu einer Einrichtung der vorbeugenden Rechtspflege, in: W. 
Kralik and W. Rechberger (eds.), Konfliktvermeidung und 
Konfliktregelung, 1993.


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