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Always record the fee charged for each notarial act performed. If you do not charge a fee or did not charge a fee, indicate this fact by documenting “$0” for fees or write “no fee.” The fee entered never should exceed the maximum fee provided in California Government Code section 8211. Acknowledgment or …
Require the physical presence of all persons for whom you perform notarial acts. The person who has signed a document must be physically with you at the time you complete a jurat or certificateof acknowledgment. Make sure all jurats and certificates of acknowledgment you complete are worded exactly the same as required by …
A notary public cannot take an acknowledgment on a document that is incomplete. When presented with a document containing a signature to be notarized, the notary public should visually scan the document to determine if the document is complete. Blank spaces and blank lines should be examined to ensure information is not missing. Also, if a notary public has experience with a particular type of document, and knows what information should be stated in the document, and that information is missing or incomplete, the notary public must refuse to notarize the signature.
California Notaries on notarizing documents written in a foreign language. Can you notarize documents written in a different language?
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