UNNPR, National Union of Public Notaries of Romania

Can a cyberattack leave you without your property deed drawn up by a notary?

29 July 2026 News

Can a cyberattack leave you without your property deed drawn up by a notary?

NO! Notarial property deeds are not stored on a server. The originals are kept in paper form in the notarial archives. Duplicates with the same evidentiary value can be issued from the archives at any time.

The documents are preserved under the conditions and for the periods provided by law. The most important documents are retained permanently.

In the attached article, we answer the questions people ask us most frequently:

Where is the original of my document actually kept?

Who is authorised to retrieve it from the archives?

What happens if the notary who drew up the document is no longer practising?

Where are the archives of the former state notarial offices kept?

What can I do if I can no longer find my document?