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Certified Mexican Power of Attorney Translation
Certified translation of the documents that grant authority to act in Mexico, including the registry annotations and endorsements that carry the legal effect and that a reader unfamiliar with the system will otherwise skip.
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Poder general, and the three powers
Mexican law grades powers of attorney into three named classes, and a poder general may be granted for pleitos y cobranzas (litigation and collections), actos de administración (administration), and actos de dominio (acts of ownership — selling, mortgaging, disposing).
They are cumulative and a power granted for administration does not permit a sale. A translation that renders all three as "general power of attorney" has destroyed the only distinction that matters, and we reproduce each clause with its name.
It has to be a notarial deed
A Mexican power of attorney for acts of ownership or for a substantial value must be granted by escritura pública before a notary, who is a lawyer holding a state patent and keeping a protocol.
What you hold is a testimonio, a notarial issue of the deed, not the protocol original. We say which on the certification, and we reproduce the notary's name, number and the deed number.
Granted at a consulate, for use in Mexico
Mexican consulates in the United States grant powers of attorney for use in Mexico, and those are notarial acts of the consulate rather than US notarisations.
A power signed before a US notary and apostilled is a different instrument and Mexican registries treat it differently. We name the issuing office exactly, because a reader assuming all three routes are equivalent will misjudge the document.
Revocation, and the registry
A power is revoked by a further notarial act, and for powers used in property transactions the grant and the revocation are noted at the Registro Público de la Propiedad.
So a Mexican power of attorney file may contain a grant, a revocation and registry entries, and only the sequence tells a reader whether the authority still exists. See our Spanish page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Marginal annotations are translated in place, in the margin, and every seal, stamp and registry endorsement is translated with the text. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
Is a general power enough to sell property?
Only if it grants actos de dominio. Administration alone does not permit a sale, and the three classes are cumulative.
Do I hold the original?
Almost certainly a testimonio, a notarial issue. The protocol original stays with the notary.
Can I sign one before a US notary?
You can, and Mexican registries treat a consular power differently. We name the issuing office exactly.
How do I know it is still valid?
A revocation is a further notarial act, noted at the property registry for property powers. The sequence is what tells you.
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