I've been saying this for over 30 years: remember which hat you are wearing at what time.
A Notary PUBLIC is a state commissioned/licensed PUBLIC official, who follows his/her state's notarization laws. S/he is performing notarizations. Being a notary public is not an "industry"; at least not a $2 - $10 per notarization (in my state plus 35 cents per mile for travel) without the requirement to pay into Social Security.
A SIGNING AGENT, aka notary Signing Agent, is an independent contractor who does much more that perform a notarization and can determine his/her fees for service, which may include notarizations. This is the "profession" where the Signing Agent is also a notary, but does NOT have to be a notary. A person performing a RON (remote online notarization) does NOT have to be a signing agent or know anything about mortgage loans; s/he is just performing a notarization.
I do not mean to sound harsh. But these are two DIFFERENT things. Please remember this when lobbying about what you do. Is it the Notary Public laws that you want changed? Or, do you want Signing Agent laws added or change to represent the non-attorneys who handle mortgage loan real estate transactions? |
