What is a notary public?
What is a certified notary signing agent?
What kind of identification does a notary
require?
Can a notary certify vital records?
Can a notary help me complete the document
I need notarized?
I would like to have my will notarized.
Can a notary do that?
What is a notary public?
A person commissioned by the Secretary
of State to serve the public as an impartial witness,
to take acknowledgments, administer oaths and affirmations,
and to perform such other acts as are allowed or required
by law.
What is a certified notary signing
agent?
A Certified Notary Signing Agent is a notary public
that notarizes mortgage documents for borrowers who
are purchasing new real estate, refinancing their current
mortgage, or consolidating debt into a first or second
mortgage. The notary has usually obtained the designation
of “Certified Notary Signing Agent” from
an organization such as the National
Notary Association. The title refers to the successful
completion of an exam specifically geared towards the
proper signing and handling practices of mortgage documents.
What kind of identification does a
notary require?
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A California Identification Card or Drivers License |
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A United States Passport |
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An Identification Card or Drivers License Issued
by a State Other Than California |
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A Drivers License Issued by a Canadian or Mexican
Public Agency |
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An Identification Card Issued by any Branch of
the Armed Forces of the United States |
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An Inmate Identification Card, if the Inmate is
Currently in Custody |
Regardless of what type of identification you choose
to use, it must either be current or issued within the
last five years.
Can a notary certify vital records?
A notary public may only certify copies of powers of
attorney under Section 4307 of the Probate Code, and
copies of his or her notary public journal. Certified
copies of birth, fetal death, death, and marriage records
may be made only by the State
Registrar, Local Registrars and by County Recorders.
Can a notary help me complete the
document I need notarized?
With the exception of a few circumstances, a notary
public may not complete a document that they notarize.
Nor can a notary notarize a document which is incomplete.
If presented with a document for notarization which
the notary knows from his or her experience to be incomplete
or is without doubt on its face incomplete, the notary
must refuse to notarize the document.
I would like to have my will notarized.
Can a notary do that?
The California State Bar advises that when a notary
public is asked to notarize a document which purports
to be a will, the notary public should decline and advise
the person requesting the notarization to consult a
member of the California
State Bar. If an attorney recommends that the document
be notarized, a notary may do so.
"WE
ARE NOT ATTORNEYS LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA AND MAY NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR ACCEPT
FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE."
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