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notarization: Notarizing a Lease Agreement: acknowledgement or jurat? - 04/26/09 08:50 AM
I got a call yesterday from someone in Colorado Springs in need of a mobile notary to notarize a Lease Agreement.  When I arrived I asked to see the notary certificate on the document. 
Instead of the usual notarial wording, all it had was the word 'NOTARY'.
Apparently this was the place where the notary was supposed to do whatever it is that notaries do. 
 
The problem with this is that, notaries may not notarize a document unless it contains a notary certificate.  And a notary may not choose what type of notary certificate to add to a document.  This is … (1 comments)

notarization: Proper notarizations: tips for the consumer - 04/14/09 09:10 PM
I received a call last Saturday from someone requesting mobile notary service.  The document was part of a Colorado Professional License application. This wasn't the first time this person had this particular document notarized. 
Why a second time?
They were doing it for a second time because there was a critical error with the first submission of the application: the notary didn't add their notary signature.  So the teacher's application was rejected, and it had to be resubmitted.
There is no need for this kind of inconvenience.  If the consumer knows what elements to look for in a notarization, they can … (1 comments)

notarization: Instructing the signer on what type of notarization is required - 01/24/09 06:59 AM
I got a call yesterday from a woman in Canada.  She needed a document notarized for her son who lives in Colorado Springs.  Yes, it would be simpler if the son arranged all of this, but the mother wanted to be as much help as possible.
She said the he needed some travel documents notarized.  I asked her if the documents had notarial wording on them. She said 'no'.  They were letters that she would be writing.
I get a lot of requests like this.  Someone will want a document notarized, but the document doesn't contain notarial wording.  By law, a notary … (0 comments)

notarization: Your family notary - 12/30/08 03:39 PM
Many people have a family doctor.  They might also have a family lawyer, a family pastor, an accountant, and a few other people whom they turn to when they need those particular types of services.  They feel comfortable turning to just one person, because that person is intimate with their family medical history, their personal history, their financial situation, their legal situation, ... etc.  And it's someone whom they can trust.
So why not have a family notary?
 
The thought crossed my mind today after I received a call from a woman who needed notary service.  I did the closing for her … (4 comments)

notarization: One Deed of Trust -- Two different notaries - 12/22/08 07:30 PM
No, this is not a bout of 'Tag Team Notaries' that I'm about to describe.  It's what can be done when 2 signatures need to be notarized for the same document, but each of the signers are in different locations.
I got a call from the title company regarding a closing I did last Friday.  The person wanted to know why the wife didn't sign the Deed of Trust.  Her name was on it.
I explained that the wife didn't sign the Deed of Trust because she was not at the closing. I had her husband write a note explaining the … (1 comments)

notarization: Notarizing a Power of Attorney -- in Russian - 12/10/08 06:58 AM
I wish I knew Russian.  It's a beautiful language.  But I don't know Russian, which is why I turned down a request yesterday for notary service. 
 
 
 
It wasn't so much because the document was in Russian.  I have done a copy certification of a Russian document before.  The reason I turned down the request was because the Russian document was a Power of Attorney.

A Power of Attorney -- in any language -- is a very powerful document.  And the risks of abuse of this power is very high.  This is why I am very cautious when notarizing … (0 comments)

notarization: Can I notarize a document for a Spanish-speaking person? - 12/05/08 04:18 PM
Absolutely.
Can I notarize a document for a Spanish-speaking person, if Spanish is the language they will be speaking?
Absolutely.  If you speak and understand Spanish.
 
Can I notarize a document for a Spanish-speaking person, if Spanish is the language they will be speaking, but I don't know Spanish?
No!
At least not according to Colorado Notary Law.
I received a call today from a woman who wanted me to notarize a document for her mother.  No problem. Let's make an appointment.  Then she told me that her mother only speaks Spanish, but that she could interpret for her mother.
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notarization: Exercising caution when notarizing at Assisted Living Communities - 11/12/08 12:56 PM
Notaries have to always be on guard when performing a notarization.  But there are some precautions that must be taken when agreeing to perform a notarization for someone at an Assisted Living Community.
I got a call this morning from a woman who wanted me to notarize a Power of Attorney for her father who resides at an Assisted Living Community here in Colorado Springs. She called me because I provided mobile notary service for her in the past, which also involved her father.
 
Nevertheless, I screened the call as I would any request to notarize a Power of Attorney. … (1 comments)

 

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