Reply by PAW Notary Services on 10/23/04 11:28pm
Msg #10369
Not sure what CA recommends, but in FL, the Gov's manual suggests that all wording in the certificate should be PRINTED legibly.
However, in practice, I've seen cursive as well as printing. Of course, there are a lot of notaries not completing the certificate properly, so what's the deal if this handwriting is sloppy?
Well, here's the deal. The notarial may be considered null and void unless it contains all things required by statute and is clearly legible. An attorney may get a notarization voided on a technicality. However, nullifying a notarial certificate does not make the legality or effect of the document null or void or any less enforceable.
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Reply by Maureen on 10/24/04 5:07pm
Msg #10410
I read you Paul, we have much of the same thing here. I do use cursive most of the time, my writing is better than my printing. We now have a "rule" for JP's much as has been in effect for notaries that you have to have a printed name under the signature BUT in either case, the doc is not invalid if it is not there.
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