S. Naumenko

Summary

The article provides general information about the characteristics of paper, the protective elements, printing methods, the latest capabilities of checking blank forms for notarial documents, including using a QR code. Based on the analysis of expert practice, the author comes to the conclusion that the level of counterfeiting of documents is increasing. Therefore, the urgent issue is the development of theoretical aspects in the field of diagnostics of technical examination of documents in order to determine the significance of the identified features. It is also relevant to provide reference materials regarding the technological peculiarities of manufacturing various types of documents and informational collections.