Posted by Barbara Thompson-Indreland on 7/17/06 1:47pm
Msg #133635

Did my very first acknowledge?

I hope I did it right. I didn't have my workbook with me so I played it by hear. Should I sign the document as well as stamp it with me notary stamp? I only stamped it and followed the instruction in my journal. Feeling a little worried I did something wrong. Please someone comfirm with me did I mess up.

Reply by Roger_OH on 7/17/06 1:52pm
Msg #133636

You do have to sign the document in the notarial certificate confirming that the signer signed the document or acknowledged his/her signature before you, then you apply your stamp.

Reply by Gerry_VT on 7/17/06 1:54pm
Msg #133638

Yup, you messed up. Every state requires that a notary sign the document; most also require a seal. Did you take a class and pass an exam? I thought California notaries had to do that. (Note that this requirement only applies to human notaries; trolls are excused from this requirement.)

Reply by Brenda/CA on 7/17/06 2:08pm
Msg #133646

Re: Barbara

The question "do you sign the acknowledgemement" is a basic notary question. You should not be notarizing anything until you understand the proper procedure!

Reply by Barbara Thompson-Indreland on 7/17/06 2:01pm
Msg #133642

Thank you, I called my friend and let him know to bring it back so I can fix it.

Reply by Jeanne/ca on 7/17/06 2:25pm
Msg #133651

I suggest you DONOT notarize anything else until you read your handbook several more times front or back! That is a totally basic question that you would have learned in the first few pages.

Reply by CaliNotary on 7/17/06 2:48pm
Msg #133657

Aside from the fact that any brand new notary should already know the answer to this question, wouldn't common sense tell you that it needs to be completed and signed just from looking at the acknowledgement?

Reply by ewing2surf on 7/17/06 3:48pm
Msg #133669

Barbara this is NOT your fault that you don't know how to complete an Acknowledgment.

Where did you recieve your 6 hour notary training prior to your notary exam?

Reply by CaliNotary on 7/17/06 4:23pm
Msg #133684

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Reply by Ernest__CT on 7/17/06 6:28pm
Msg #133705

It is impossible for me to believe ...

... that the original poster is really a notary posting a real question. This HAS to be somebody's idea of a joke.

Our collective legs are being pulled, folks. Nobody with a California notary Commission could be THAT stupid.

Reply by rengel/CA on 7/17/06 7:17pm
Msg #133712

Re: It is impossible for me to believe ...

Believe it Ernest, I had to have something notarized so I asked a co-worker to do it for me. She stamped her stamp on it and handed it back to me........... I then handed it back to her and asked her to sign it. Believe it.

Reply by MelissaCT on 7/17/06 7:33pm
Msg #133714

Cali...

hit enter too soon...I can't believe you responded with exactly what I was thinking each time as I was reading through the thread...can't believe it took 6 responses before someone used some common sense. Too funny!

Poster did her very first acknowledge -- it's called an AcknolwledgeMENT -- I suppose she just got her notary, too...you know, in some states doing something where you clearly don't have a clue about how to do it is UPL!!

I sincerely hope you're not taking on any loan packages...

Reply by Ernest__CT on 7/17/06 11:45pm
Msg #133769

Amen, Melissa! n/m

Reply by KBLedgard_CA on 7/17/06 8:19pm
Msg #133724

Does it really matter where she received her instruction? She obviously didn't listen to it.

Reply by Jason on 7/17/06 7:48pm
Msg #133718

Pls tell me this is a joke post. n/m