Attention Notary: By law, you are required to record each notary transaction, by keeping a notary journal. This includes attorney offices. When you notarized documents, the signer of the documents MUST sign your notary journal. You will enter the date, type of document, name, address of signer, and identify the signer by viewing a photo id, such as a drivers license. You must also record the drivers license information in your notary journal. Failure to abide by these rules, could become very costly, and you may lose your notary commission. You must seal the notarize document(s) with the metal embosser, an ink stamp embosser is not allowed in the state of Alabama. All states have their own rules. Your state may not require a notary journal, but is highly recommended. Don't guess, call your Secretary of State's office and ask. The state of Alabama does require this journal on all notarial acts. You must be 18 years of age to become a notary.
NOTARY PLEASE REMEMBER, the signer must appear in front of you ~ the notary, and they must sign the document/s as you witness their signature signing. If documents are pre-signed, you MUST not notarize the document. It does not matter even if you know the signer, or can recognize their signature. Notary Laws are not made to be broken! Take the notary laws very seriously.
Also, Notaries this is VERY IMPORTANT: You Can Not Notarize Any Documents That You Could or May Benefit from. You can not notarized document/s for family members or relatives. Attorneys, this also applies to you!
An Attorney can not notarize his own clients signature unless the attorney does not benefit from the document or his client/s case, and he must have no personal interest in the case. In 95% of cases, the attorney does benefit from his client/s case and does have a personal interest in his client/s case, and if he doesn't, hire a new attorney.
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