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Texas notaries public received welcome recognition of their value and expertise with a new, notarization fee increase that took effect on September 1, 2023.

Read more: Texas Increases Notarization Fees & Opportunities for Notaries

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Read more: The Power of Remarkable Leadership: A Look Inside NPU

Great question! Yes, a Notary must occasionally stop a notarization because of an issue that would prevent notarizing in compliance with state law.

Read more: What do I do with my record book (journal) entry when a notarization is cancelled (not completed)?

Often, people who aren’t familiar with notary law and requirements assume that when “notarizing,” a notary just identifies a person, watches the person sign, and then affixes their notary stamp near the person’s signature on the document.

But there’s much more to notarizing than just those procedural steps.

Read more: Why Are There Different Types of Signature Notarizations?

It happens eventually to every notary… a person appears for a notarization, but the document is presented without any notarial certificate language indicating the notarial act to be performed.

Read more: No Notarial Certificate on the Document

Notary education is selectively required from state to state. However, a growing trend in the United States suggests that mandatory education and/or examination may become a requirement for more states in the future.

Read more: Notary Education - A Long Term Commitment