I read Msg #595525 about a Los Angeles recorder rejecting a document because the notary's name in the body of the certificate was cursive, not printed.
Later I worked on a spread sheet to show what information each kind of certificate must contain, like venue, date, notary's signature, etc., for Vermont's new Act 160, which may be found at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT160/ACT160%20As%20Enacted.pdf
I found that if an act involves a tangible record (that is, a paper document) then the notary MUST either use an official stamp, or must PRINT the notary's name and commission number.
BUT, if the act involves an electronic record, the notary doesn't have to provide the notary's printed name, nor does the notary have to provide the commission number. The notary does have to sign the electronic certificate, but that signature might or might not be legible. (There is a passage saying the notary MAY apply an official stamp to an electronic record, but it isn't mandatory.)
Maybe I read it wrong. It would be interesting for notaries in other states who passed a version of RULONA to see if their states require a printed notary name or commission number for electronic notarial acts.
Or, maybe it's there and I just couldn't find it. |
