Posted by Prosperity on 5/26/09 8:06am
Msg #289872

Signing a Document Twice

Was speaking with a notary friend who told me that he had to notarize a document, but the person had already signed it. He said that there were no extra copies, so he just had the person sign it again and notarized that signature. Is this common practice?

Reply by PAW on 5/26/09 8:18am
Msg #289873

Depends

With an acknowledgment, there is no need to have the signer sign their name again, as they only need to 'acknowledge' that it is their signature.

However, with a jurat, it's a bit different. The signature signifies that the signer has been placed under oath and they swear (or affirm) to the contents of the document. Therefore, the notary places the signer under oath, and the signer then signs the document and finally, the notary completes the jurat. So, with a jurat, if the document had been previously signed, the signer would need to sign again after the oath (or affirmation) was administered.

Reply by CopperheadVA on 5/26/09 8:59am
Msg #289875

Yes, I have asked the signer to sign the doc again if a jurat was required for the notarization.

As PAW, stated, on an acknowledgment I've asked the signer to verbally acknowledge that he signed the doc but I do not ask him to re-sign.

Reply by Glenn Strickler on 5/26/09 12:07pm
Msg #289894

Ditto PAW in CA n/m

Reply by BrendaTx on 5/26/09 12:20pm
Msg #289895

But either way, no one will care if it is signed by

the same person twice to assure proper notary procedure, IMHO, whether jurat or ack.