Improper Use of a Notary Stamp

Are you a notary? Has anyone ever asked you to notarize a document but they “forgot their ID”? Have you ever been asked to notarize a document for someone that “can’t come before you” and to just take someone else’s word that it is that other person’s signature?

Well, we hope you haven’t been and that you don’t in the future because it could cost you big time. A local notary just paid $18,000 in restitution to a crime victim last week because of a similar situation, and now he has a criminal conviction. Familiarize yourself with your duties. Lives can be thrown into shambles for months if not years due to the improper use of a notary stamp.