Notarial Acts and Procedures Flashcards
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Two signers on the same document appear before the notary at different times of the same day. How should the notary handle the certificates?
Answer: Complete a separate notarial act and certificate for each signer's appearance
Each personal appearance is a separate notarial act, so each signer's appearance must be certified individually.
A notary makes an error in the certificate after signing and sealing it. What is the correct way to fix it at the time of the act?
Answer: Line through the error, write the correction, and initial the change
Certificate corrections should be made by striking through the error, inserting the correct information, and initialing, never with correction fluid.
An attorney-in-fact appears to sign a deed under a power of attorney. The acknowledgment should reflect that the person appeared in what capacity?
Answer: In a representative capacity as attorney-in-fact for the principal
When someone signs under a power of attorney, the certificate should show they acknowledged the signature in their representative capacity.
A caller asks a notary to notarize a signature on a fax that will then be faxed back. The original document never comes before the notary. The notary should:
Answer: Refuse, because the signer must personally appear with the actual document to be notarized
The signer must personally appear before the notary with the document; a notary cannot notarize a signature over the phone or on a document never presented.
A signer presents a document dated next week and asks the notary to postdate the certificate to match. The notary should:
Answer: Date the certificate with today's date, since the document date may differ from the act date
The certificate must bear the actual date of notarization even if the document itself carries a different date.
A hospital patient who is heavily sedated needs a power of attorney notarized urgently, according to her family. The notary should:
Answer: Postpone or refuse unless the patient is lucid enough to demonstrate awareness and willingness
The signer personally must demonstrate awareness and willingness; sedation that prevents this requires the notary to refuse or wait.
What is the primary purpose of an acknowledgment as a notarial act?
Answer: To verify that the signature was made willingly by the identified signer
An acknowledgment certifies that the identified signer declared the signature was made willingly for the stated purpose, not that the contents are true.