Illinois Court Sets Nationwide Standard For Notary Employers

May 12, 2010

In Vancura v. Katris, the Illinois Appellate Court held a national photocopy chain directly liable for the misconduct of a Notary employee at a suburban Chicago store because the business failed to properly train & supervise him — even though state law imposed no such requirement. A relatively obscure appellate ruling in the nation’s heartland [...]

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U.S. Notary Law Updates AUG 1, 2010 North Dakota

May 12, 2010

Notary Law Update: Senate Bill 2322 Description: Senate Bill 2322 prohibits a Notary from notarizing any signature without positively identifying the signer. SB 2322 authorizes the Secretary of State to deny, revoke or suspend the commission of a Notary for violating any provision of Chapter 44-06 (“Notaries Public”) of the North Dakota Century Code and [...]

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Guiding Principle IV: The Certificate

May 12, 2010

IV THE NOTARY SHALL NOT EXECUTE A FALSE OR INCOMPLETE CERTIFICATE, NOR BE INVOLVED WITH ANY DOCUMENT OR TRANSACTION THAT THE NOTARY BELIEVES IS FALSE, DECEPTIVE OR FRAUDULENT. The notarial certificate & the information it contains are central to a Notary’s public duty. Different states have different requirements regarding what a certificate contains, but regardless [...]

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Managing Risk Amid The New Notary Landscape

April 8, 2010

Increasingly businesses & risk-managers are becoming aware of the need to implement sound policies & best practices based on a recent judicial mandate holding employers liable for ensuring that their staff Notaries follow professional standards of care when carrying out their duties. The court ruled standards often go beyond what is spelled out in state [...]

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Fraud Forces Puerto Rico To Invalidate Birth Certificates

April 8, 2010

Effective July 1, all Puerto Rican birth certificates will be invalidated as part of a sweeping move by the U.S. commonwealth to combat fraud. That means the 4.1 million people of Puerto Rican descent in the U.S. will require of new proofs of birth & may approach Notaries to assist them in obtaining such documentation. [...]

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