Posted by Anonymous on 7/1/06 11:06pm
Msg #130293

Thread on another board re: signed name of notary matching

exactly the name used when the oath was taken is the name that must be signed on all notarizations. Some say whatever name was used filling out the application and ultimatly on the commisson, is the name that should be signed on all notarizations. In other words, Jim J. Jones as opposed to James J. jones. Any thoughts on the subject?

Reply by BrendaTx on 7/1/06 11:21pm
Msg #130295

In Texas it is mandatory. I see it quite a bit in the deed recordings where this is not observed here.

Reply by Signing_Doc on 7/1/06 11:48pm
Msg #130296

Re: Thread on another board re: signed name of notary matchi

Brenda is spot on as usual...here in Nevada, the name you signed on the commission paperwork and ultimately what is on your notary seal, is the way you MUST sign it. I must sign it Stuart M Posner, not Stuart Posner, or Stu etc. If you are know as Jimmy, then you should have signed your paperwork as Jimmy to begin with.

Reply by KBLedgard_CA on 7/1/06 11:49pm
Msg #130297

Re: Thread on another board re: signed name of notary matchi

I agree with Brenda and Doc. Same rule applies here in CA.

Reply by Anonymous on 7/2/06 12:10am
Msg #130298

Understood BUt the argument on the other board is that the

name you signed on your oath is the name you are supposed to sign on Notarizaions, not the name you signed on your application or that is on your commission. Like maybe on your oath you signed sally s. smith and on your app you signed sally sue smith. Get what I am saying? I say it is whatever is on your stamp/seal, others say it is what you signed when taking your oath (provided you didnt not keep every thing exactly the same on all).

Reply by Signing_Doc on 7/2/06 12:26am
Msg #130299

Re: Understood BUt the argument on the other board is that t

I stand by my answer that, the name which is on your seal is the one you notarize with. When I got my seal, I was advised by the state to check it to insure spelling of name etc was correct and to let them know within a set number of days. When I applied in Nevada to be a Notary Public, I filled out the paperwork, got my bond, and took it to the county clerk. He administered the oath of office, notarized the document, took my bond information and sent it on into the state. As of that date, I was a Notary Public. Of course, since I didn't have my seal, I couldn't notarize anything. However, the name on the commission certificate is more than likely the same name which is on your seal, and THAT is the name you sign when you notarize. Q.E.D. (e pluribus unum...carpe carpe...etc etc etc)

Reply by BrendaTx on 7/2/06 7:48am
Msg #130319

Re: Understood BUt the argument on the other board is that the

For Texas, Anon, the answer is the correct signature is whatever name you received your comission in is the name you sign. The oath is not mentioned in this state in reference to signing the notary's name.

Reply by cyndi_ca on 7/2/06 8:21am
Msg #130321

In Calif. I remember being told

when you fill out your app. be sure it is the name you are going to use when you notarize. They very specific about it. ie middle initial. I remember that only because I wasn't sure if I wanted to use my middle name. Also was told how your fill in your app. is how you should sign. .02

Reply by Kelly M Robertson on 7/2/06 10:00am
Msg #130331

Cyndi - You are correct-a-mundo

When I teach, I stick around until everyone is checked in for testing and the instructions from the CA Proctors is the same: How you sign your name must match how you want your notary name and that's the way you'll be signing your notarial acts.

I'll use me for an example: The name on my ID is Kelly Michele Robertson; my Notary Name is K.M.Robertson - I sign my Ack's and Jurats the same as my Seal: K.M. Robertson

Reply by CaliNotary on 7/2/06 1:14pm
Msg #130368

Re: In Calif. I remember being told

Yep, I learned that one the hard way. I don't remember if I just misunderstood the directions or was off in lala land in my head when they told us, but I included my middle name on the application so I have to print it out every single time.

Luckily my signature is the scribbly scrawl kind, which is how I always sign (and technically is my first inital and last name, but most people would be hard pressed to distinguish it), so since that's what's on the application, that's how I sign when I notarize.

But when I renew the commission in Feb, it's goodbye middle name, assuming I'm allowed to change it at that point.

Reply by BrendaTx on 7/2/06 1:17pm
Msg #130371

Re: In Calif. I remember being told

I learned that the hard way several years ago. Now it's the briefest of brief.