Yeah, sounds like someone was a bit confused at that agency. I agree that there's no circumstances where the notary could appoint themselves. If the agency was a temp service where they were actually paying the new employee, they could appoint the notary, but it sounds like that wasn't the case.
There's so much confusion with these by both new employee and new employer, that it's a breath of fresh air when they have their act together. I remember one where the new hire came equipped with a page already prepared on the new employer's letterhead for the person (notary) who was to complete the form appointing them as their "Authorized Agent". They just left blank a space to fill in the name. I think the instructions to the employee suggested they find a notary, but there was no mention of any capacity of the certifier, other than AA. It would be great if they all were like that - and if the CA SOS reversed that judgment that an I-9 form is an immigration form! |
