1. If thumbprints and/or fingerprints are such a deterrant to fraud, then why aren't they required in CA across the board on all transactions - why is it limited to specific documents. Can't fraud attach to any document or transaction?
2. If thumbprints and/or fingerprints are such a deterrant to fraud, why are they not required nationwide - is fraud limited to the CA borders?
3. Anyone in CA taking thumbprints for all notarial acts - what happens if you run into a signer who knows better and refuses to give it because it's not required for that particular document/transaction - what do you do then?
We don't need thumbprints and/or fingerprints here either - obviously as we aren't even required to keep a journal. However, for those of us that do keep a journal, we ARE authorized to request thumbprints but if the signer refuses to give them we cannot refuse to notarize based on that refusal.
IMO thumbprints and/or fingerprints aren't so much a deterrant as they are an identity aid to figure out exactly who was involved in the fraud.
JMO and my .02 FWIW |
