Posted by parkerc/ME on 2/15/11 9:24pm
Msg #372943
Good article, Linda
Good article from Linda H/FL in AAN newsletter. Definitely will keep it in my files, hoping I never have to go as far as small claims. But good [non-attorney] points made to help prevent ending up in that type of non-paying situation. Well done, Linda! Thanks!
| Reply by parkerc/ME on 2/15/11 9:27pm
Msg #372944
Hmmm. I may have been a little late in the congratulations. Might be the newsletter had been in my stack of mail I'd piled on the breakfast bar and hadn't gotten to yet. :-\
| Reply by Linda_H/FL on 2/16/11 8:01am
Msg #372952
Thank you...:) n/m
| Reply by FlaNotary2 on 2/16/11 8:37am
Msg #372953
I really enjoy the AAN newsletters
and I did like seeing your name come up, Linda 
But this last newsletter had one mistake that bothered me! On the last page I believe, it said something like "embossers are no longer required". Don't mean to offend whoever wrote it, but this is incorrect. Some states still require embossers only. Alabama, D.C., and U.S.V.I. come to mind.
| Reply by Larry/IL on 2/16/11 8:47am
Msg #372954
What is AAN? n/m
| Reply by FlaNotary2 on 2/16/11 9:18am
Msg #372956
American Association of Notaries n/m
| Reply by BrendaTx on 2/17/11 10:45am
Msg #373125
I wrote it.
I'm flattered that you read it close enough to catch that, Robert.
And, you are right - it said:
Embossers - Embossers are no longer required for notary work, but they are often preferred by clients who are from other nations. Tip: Use a seal impression inker on the embossed impression or stamp the rubber/ink stamp on the paper beside the embossed seal.
It should have said, "Even where embossers are no longer required..." but the "even where" got past me when the copy came back from my editor...who is charged with making things fit, as well as properly written.
Fortunately, there are reminders throughout the newsletter that the notary's commissioning office is his or her authority.
By the way, I also wrote this back in the summer regarding colors of ink and seal requirements, etc.
Embossed Seal
An embossed seal is required in Alabama (except for an acknowledgment; an acknowledgment requires no seal in Alabama). An embossed seal is also required the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
| Reply by FlaNotary2 on 2/17/11 12:06pm
Msg #373140
Brenda, Brenda, Brenda
Don't forget that Guam also requires the use of an embosser, in addition to the stamp!
| Reply by BrendaTx on 2/17/11 3:40pm
Msg #373187
For anyone who would like to review seal requirements:
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/notary-seal-list.shtml
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