NOTARY ESSENTIAL LESSON 4
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screen the signer & verify the facts - answer 1. your
purpose is to help prevent fraud
2. you must screen signers to make sure:
a. they're acting willingly
b. they're awareof what's happening
c. you've identified them properly
3. you must verify the facts of the notarization.
communication - answer 1. you and your signer must be
able to communicate
2. if you can't, you won't be able to:
a. ask your signer to acknowledge a signature
b. have your signer swear under oath
c. screen your signer for willingness, awareness or
identity
communication 2 - answer 1. you must be able to
communicate directly with the signer
2. translators can make innocent mistakes that create
confusion
3. translators might deliberately mislead you and or
signer
, 4. if you and your signer can't communicate without help,
you shouldn't notarize
willingness - answer 1. you should confirm that your
signers are acting willingly
2. ask your signers if they're signing of their own free will
3. if you think they're being pressured to sign, you
shouldn't notarize.
awareness - answer 1. you must be sure signers are aware
of what's going on
2. if your signers can carry on a normal conversation, you
can assume they aware
3. if it's obvious your signer has no idea what's going on,
you can notarize
4. you don't need to be a medical or legal expert, just use
common sense.
notary certificate wording - answer 1. always check the
working on the notary certificate
2. if the certificate says the signer signed willingly, you
must comfirm that
3. you' certifying that everything on the certificate is true
4. if you didn't check, you don't know if your signer signed
willingly
5. if you complete the certificate anyway, you're issuing a
false certificate
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screen the signer & verify the facts - answer 1. your
purpose is to help prevent fraud
2. you must screen signers to make sure:
a. they're acting willingly
b. they're awareof what's happening
c. you've identified them properly
3. you must verify the facts of the notarization.
communication - answer 1. you and your signer must be
able to communicate
2. if you can't, you won't be able to:
a. ask your signer to acknowledge a signature
b. have your signer swear under oath
c. screen your signer for willingness, awareness or
identity
communication 2 - answer 1. you must be able to
communicate directly with the signer
2. translators can make innocent mistakes that create
confusion
3. translators might deliberately mislead you and or
signer
, 4. if you and your signer can't communicate without help,
you shouldn't notarize
willingness - answer 1. you should confirm that your
signers are acting willingly
2. ask your signers if they're signing of their own free will
3. if you think they're being pressured to sign, you
shouldn't notarize.
awareness - answer 1. you must be sure signers are aware
of what's going on
2. if your signers can carry on a normal conversation, you
can assume they aware
3. if it's obvious your signer has no idea what's going on,
you can notarize
4. you don't need to be a medical or legal expert, just use
common sense.
notary certificate wording - answer 1. always check the
working on the notary certificate
2. if the certificate says the signer signed willingly, you
must comfirm that
3. you' certifying that everything on the certificate is true
4. if you didn't check, you don't know if your signer signed
willingly
5. if you complete the certificate anyway, you're issuing a
false certificate
