Some Aspects of the Preventive Function of the Notaries
The paper examines the notaries as an institution that ensures the legal security of a transaction in the course of its daily work. The author identifies the issues that prevent notaries from preventing fraudulent actions of parties to civil transactions when performing a notarial act. The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation is considering a draft Federal Law No. 925889-7 "On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation", specifically about a registrar of persons found incapable by court, the register of notifications of cancellation of powers of attorney made in electronic form. Thus, the author analyzes the issue of creating a register of persons recognized as having no legal capacity or partially incapable. The paper considers the positive experience of the Federal Notary Chamber in maintaining public registers. The author concludes that strengthening of the preventive function of the notaries in the legal system of society depends on the powers granted to this institution.