I think there are two different issues, document security and statements falsely attributed to the notary.
If I were doing general notary work with someone I had no reason to trust, I'd be concerned that the document might contain verbiage that misstates my role in the process (perhaps, in an application to establish a marijuana dispensary, it states I sampled the wares and pronounced them of superior quality and potency. So if I can't skim the document, I don't know it doesn't say something about ME that it shouldn't. This isn't so much an issue if dealing with a professional who ought to know better than pull that sort of shenanigan.
In terms of document security, the document might contain blanks, which could be filled in with something later that could develop into a problem. And of course there is the problem of attaching the certificate to an entirely different document.
The only thing I have an answer for is the worry of attaching it to an entirely different document. Go to a place like Michael's and get a grommet tool. Put the certificate as the first page, punch a hole in the upper left corner, and put a grommet through the hole and crimp it with the tool. Then loop a ribbon through the center of the grommet, paste a gold foil over the ends of the ribbon, and emboss the gold foil with your embossing seal. |
