Posted by heidi elliott on 5/27/06 10:45pm
Msg #122802

Please Help Signing agent certification expiration date?

I just went to a signing services website to sign up and on the application they asked my signing agent certification expiration date.I don't think that being certified is required in California.I tried to put in N/A and it said invalid date format.Please help

Reply by Jenny_CA on 5/27/06 11:02pm
Msg #122805

perhaps they mean your commission experation date.

Reply by Jenny_CA on 5/27/06 11:02pm
Msg #122806

expiration. n/m

Reply by GWest on 5/27/06 11:05pm
Msg #122808

Re: expiration.

The NSA has the Certified Signing Agent Cert which expires in 2 years (my notary commission expires before that date). They may be referring to this.

Reply by heidi elliott on 5/27/06 11:04pm
Msg #122807

I thought that but they asked for that info at a different spot on the application.

Reply by Jenny_CA on 5/27/06 11:09pm
Msg #122809

well, if it's not that they are assuming that you are certified perhaps by the NNA as a CNSA ( could be others) but you are right, what you need is your notary commission and not a company's certification. did you try typing 00-00-00?

Reply by BarbaraL_CA on 5/27/06 11:14pm
Msg #122810

What signing service are you trying to sign up with?
You are correct in that being certified is not a requirement in CA, but... the signing service you are trying to sign up with may only work with notaries that are certified by NNA.

If you can't enter zeros for the date or leave it blank, then print the application and mail it in. Follow up with a phone call.

Reply by SharonMN on 5/27/06 11:16pm
Msg #122812

Is this a signing service/notary search page that only lets you sign up if you take their proprietary super-special notary signing agent certification course? I've come across a few like that.

Reply by Marlene/USNA on 5/30/06 10:55am
Msg #123050

The heck with that. . .

Certification is only as good as the people/company who issue it. If you can't enter zeros or leave it blank, enter your commission expiration date. Your state "certified" you as a notary.

Reply by Missy_Lulu on 5/28/06 9:18pm
Msg #122913

Doesn't CA have an exam you have to take to get your notary commission? Could this be it?
Also invalid date would seem to mean improper format or yes if they require you to take their site certification. But I'm not sure how you can take their certification prior to signing up. I opt on the side of CA state exam.

Reply by BarbaraL_CA on 5/29/06 12:35am
Msg #122937

To clarify ... CA has a test one must take to get a Notary Commission, not a Signing Agent Certification. The only places I see Signing Agent Certifications are thru the NNA or other businesses that offer a Notary Loan Signing Course.