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Notarial Certificates - More Details, More Responsibility
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- Published: April 15, 2021
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Notaries are solely responsible for ensuring that every notarial certificate completed complies fully with their state’s law and administrative rules. You cannot assume year-in and year-out that your state laws, administrative rules and recommended practices remain static. They can change, subtly or dramatically, but always with the potential to affect something in the way that you perform a notarial act or provide evidence of your act in your notarial certificate.
New Notary Signing Agents: Smartphone “Smarts”
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- Published: April 8, 2021
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A Notary Signing Agent’s smartphone is indispensable. So are apps that make using a smartphone for Notary Signing Agent work more secure and productive.
Notary Records: "Now" and "Later"
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- Published: February 22, 2021
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When obtaining and using a record book, notaries generally devote their most careful consideration to "now" matters: choosing a desirable format and design; creating thorough entries; and doing both in compliance with applicable state-specific requirements.
There is, however, an essential "later" component of notarial recordkeeping. Without it, the purpose of recordkeeping is undermined and many Notaries may find they have failed to fully comply with their state laws.
Notary Public Underwriters Celebrates 35 Years of Service
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- Published: May 1, 2020
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