Posted by New Notary on 1/14/05 1:47pm
Msg #16751

HELP!!

Hi...I just got my license, but it reads my residence county. Can I notarize in a diff county as long as I stay in the same state??? Please help!!

Reply by Nicole_NCali on 1/14/05 2:06pm
Msg #16757

First of all what state are you in? The residence county appears on your commission for California, but you can still notarize throughout the state of California no matter what county the notarization occours.

Refer to your State handbook about the commission requirements. Any other questions about what, where and how you notarize should appear in your handbook also.

Reply by Notary_Girl on 1/14/05 7:14pm
Msg #16798

good to see some honest helping people on this board....

Reply by Fi_KS on 1/14/05 2:07pm
Msg #16758

what state are you in? Each state has different rules. Did you get a handbook with your commission certificate?

Reply by HisHughness on 1/14/05 2:14pm
Msg #16761

Scary, scary, scary.

Reply by CaliNotary on 1/14/05 2:31pm
Msg #16766

Indeed.

Reply by mike/ca on 1/14/05 3:55pm
Msg #16771

think of it as job security

Reply by CarolynCO on 1/15/05 6:56am
Msg #16854

**think of it as job security**

Unfortunately, it can work in both directions, and if it's any indication from the knowledge of the newly-commissioned notaries that have suddenly appeared on this and similar boards since January 1, 2005, the job security can be ripped from us and all states be forced to go the path of attorney-only.

Reply by Notary_Girl on 1/14/05 7:11pm
Msg #16796

Gosh GET over yourself already!!!!

Reply by jfcwilliams on 1/14/05 10:13pm
Msg #16824

I think people should think about how they treat people. HisHughness you need to think about where you came from because you have not always had the right answers when you first got in the business. I'm sure you have asked alot of questions and someone had to answer them. They might have thought the same as you do about the new notary. I have been in the mortgage business for years and still can learn something new everyday. So if you cannot be helpful then maybe you need not to comment. The same person you are being ULGY to one day you might have a question and she will be the only one that can answer it. There is so much to learn about this business that no matter how many books you read or classes you take still will not give you everything you need to know.

Reply by HisHughness on 1/14/05 11:22pm
Msg #16830

A notary asking the difference between a jurat and an acknowledgement is like a soldier asking the difference between an arrow and a bullet. He's going to get killed pretty quick, which, from a Darwinian perspective, is not all that unfortunate. The unfortunate part is that he probably is going to get others killed also. I don't want to be the one who winds up cannon fodder because somebody started using a notary commission before he had the slightest hint about what he is supposed to know.

Reply by CarolynCO on 1/15/05 7:03am
Msg #16855

jfcwiliams advises "There is so much to learn about this business "

Yep, I just come here daily and learn how lazy people are, because it's easier to ask their question that has been answered umpteen million times aready, than to do their own research.

Reply by Charm_AL on 1/14/05 2:37pm
Msg #16767

I love this site

Reply by Notary_Girl on 1/14/05 7:13pm
Msg #16797

Hi,
Where are you at? In California you can notarize in any county within the state... However I have heard that the rules are different in other states.... Again everyone has shown their STUPID answer side with the snide remarks... How sad

Reply by Robin_IN on 1/14/05 9:40pm
Msg #16818

Read your state handbook and all the answers should be there. In Indiana, as well as some of the other states mentioned, you can notarize in any county in Indiana. The documents will have a lines that says: County of residence: - and you, of course, fill in where YOU live. On a document that you notarize, after the "body", the acknowledgement area will usually start with...State of ________, County of_________ - this is where you fill in what county you are notarizing in. As others have stated, every state may be different - if your handbook doesn't clarify it, call your Secretary of State and ask them.

Reply by Roger/OH on 1/15/05 2:36pm
Msg #16903

Note my remarks (to Shane) for this type of post under the "This forum" thread on 1/15.