Posted by Teresa Harris on 9/10/11 7:56am
Msg #396956

notary qualified county

Good Morning! I have a closing this morning and some of the docs has:
Notary qualified in _______ county

Is this the county that I am a notary of or is this the county that I am doing the signing in??

Thank you so much!!

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 9/10/11 8:00am
Msg #396957

Aren't you commissioned statewide in NC?

We are here in FL - for those statements, I line through "county" and insert "State of Florida".

Reply by Teresa Harris on 9/10/11 8:07am
Msg #396958

Re: Aren't you commissioned statewide in NC?

Yes....and it is funny that you said Florida as that is where these docs came from. Thank you so much for the info.

Reply by Les_CO on 9/10/11 8:09am
Msg #396959

Re: Aren't you commissioned statewide in NC?

I believe at one time Notaries in Louisiana were appointed by County or Parish, I think now that they are or can be statewide. If you are not in Louisiana and your notary commission is valid statewide, I’d write in the county I was in when notarizing the document. JMO

Reply by Teresa Harris on 9/10/11 8:13am
Msg #396960

Re: Aren't you commissioned statewide in NC?

That is what they did on one form but the others are blank. Yes, in NC we are commissioned statewide. Thank you!!

Reply by Les_CO on 9/10/11 8:23am
Msg #396961

Re: Aren't you commissioned statewide in NC?

Well…. you received two different opinions here. I have never seen such a form, but I would think if you are ‘qualified’ in the entire State, that you are likewise ‘qualified’ in any particular county. As for me I try and change/line through documents/wording as little as possible, so I’ll stick with what I said…on the other hand Linda has apparently seen this wording so you’d probably best take her advice.

Reply by Lee/AR on 9/10/11 8:46am
Msg #396964

Re: Aren't you commissioned statewide in NC?

Hmmmm.... I was told (by whom--I no longer remember) that was 'supposed to be' the county in which your Commission was filed. Admittedly, I am only familiar with the way it's done in WI and AR... although the Commission allows statewide notarizations, you file with the County in these states, tho', of course, the Commission comes from the SOS. Don't know how it's handled in other states.

Reply by Julie/MI on 9/10/11 9:20am
Msg #396967

Re: Aren't you commissioned statewide in NC?

Don't know about NC so this will not even be one bit useful.
In my state, we can notarize docs statewide, but we are registered in the county where we reside and filed our bond.
If we notarize outside our home county we have to put acting in blank county, which is stupid to me because the venue would reflect that.

Reply by Lee/AR on 9/10/11 10:00am
Msg #396979

Re: Aren't you commissioned statewide in NC?

Well, yeah, Julie... that stupid venue redundancy is what made me agree with 'whoever told me' and so then believe that the county of filing/residency is what they wanted. Tho' I have asked my SOS, I never have received an authoritive answer to what DO they want below your signature when that wording is included. Also noting, that sometimes that wording is pre-filled in loan docs and then they put the State &/or County where the property is located--which, of course, is not necessarily where the docs are being signed/notarized. Then again.... we see a lot of 'sillies' in certs and I honestly do not know.

Reply by Shoshana/AZ on 9/10/11 9:26am
Msg #396968

Re: Aren't you commissioned statewide in NC?

I agree with Lee. I always put in the county where my commission is filed.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 9/10/11 9:33am
Msg #396971

In FL, as far as I know, our commissions are filed at the

state level only - not in the county - unless my bonding company did the filing and I'm unaware of it - I *DO* know for fact that the original bonds are filed with the state as that's where I have to go to get copies of the bond.

Reply by Les_CO on 9/10/11 9:41am
Msg #396973

Re: Aren't you commissioned statewide in NC?

If I remember correctly in AZ the SOS issues the Notary Commission, but the county court/takes care of the bond? The AZ commission has wording something like… blank….. is commissioned in the STATE of AZ and the COUNTY of…Blank….
This Post just goes to show …Different States…different laws/wording. IMO always follow your States laws.

Reply by Notarysigner on 9/10/11 9:29am
Msg #396970

It is the county where your bond/commission is posted n/m

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 9/10/11 9:38am
Msg #396972

In CA... n/m

Reply by Notarysigner on 9/10/11 9:47am
Msg #396974

Re: In CA...

I stand corrected for sure.....there are other places besides Ca. My bad. LOL

Reply by Les_CO on 9/10/11 9:52am
Msg #396976

James

James I’ve read your posts...So I’m sure that’s NOT the ‘bay area elitist’ showing though.

Reply by Notarysigner on 9/10/11 10:33am
Msg #396983

Re: James

Naw, that would be S.F. or Berkeley, I live in Oakland, locally referred to as "Oakbottom" LOL

Reply by GOLDGIRL/CA on 9/10/11 11:33am
Msg #396987

Re: In CA...

<< I stand corrected for sure.....there are other places besides Ca. >>

There are?

Reply by Notarysigner on 9/10/11 11:45am
Msg #396988

Shhhhhhh n/m

Reply by topflyt on 9/10/11 12:52pm
Msg #396990

Re: In CA...

But they aren't slowly sinking into the Pacific!

Reply by Les_CO on 9/10/11 9:48am
Msg #396975

Re: It is the county where your bond/commission is posted

In Colorado one files directly with the SOS. No Bond, No County.

Reply by Les_CO on 9/10/11 1:31pm
Msg #396991

Re: It is the county where your bond/commission is posted

Just for your information…for many years we notaries here in Colorado were required to post a bond, or be “BONDED” It just happens after years of study the Colorado lawmakers found that the ‘bonding’ insurance companies were collecting millions in ‘premiums’ but paying out NOTHING! Colorado Notaries Public apparently don’t make mistakes? There hadn’t been a claim of Notary Public errors or misdeeds in decades! So our (smart not paid off by the insurance/bonding companies) legislators did away the bonding requirement. I APPLAUDE them for being honest!
That said,….. it has been proven that (more or less) that Colorado Notaries Public just don’t make mistakes…..However if they do….there is legislation in the works that those offending notaries can, and will be deported to some place that’s sea level, and more conducive of their ability. JMO!

Reply by Notarysigner on 9/10/11 1:40pm
Msg #396992

from what I've seen, most likely here!

For me, I try very hard to be honest and fair...make the world a better place. I can't speak for the others....

Reply by Lavergne Manuel on 9/10/11 11:03am
Msg #396986

The county where your feet are regardless of how it is worded. They are only asking for the venue.

Reply by LynnNC on 9/10/11 2:36pm
Msg #396994

I would write the county where I was commisioned n/m

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 9/10/11 2:46pm
Msg #396996

Okay..now I'm confused...

Lynn, you and the OP are both from NC - she says you're commissioned statewide, you say write the county where you're commissioned...you're commissioned by county?

Oy....glad I'm in FL..

Reply by Les_CO on 9/10/11 6:19pm
Msg #397008

Re: Okay..now I'm confused...

Looks like County (of residence) could be relevant in NC?

"9.Take your oath at the Register of Deeds Office in the county of your residence within 45 days of the Notary Commission issue date. The Register of Deeds’ fee for taking the oath will be $10"

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 9/10/11 7:16pm
Msg #397012

Yeah...we had to do that in CT too - go get sworn in by

the Town Clerk - but we were commissioned by the SOS - not by the county or city/town of residence.

Reply by HisHughness on 9/10/11 3:59pm
Msg #397000

What am I missing here?

The certification reads: "Notary qualified in _______ county"

If a notary is commissioned statewide, then that notary is "qualified" to notarize in any county in the state. If a notary is commissioned by the county, and nonetheless is authorized to notarize statewide, then that notary likewise is "qualified" to notarize in any county in the state. If a notary is commissioned by a county ONLY for service in that county, then the notary would not be "qualified" to notarize anywhere else and should not be doing so.

All of which to me says that the notary should insert the county where the notarization is taking place, unless she was commissioned to notarize ONLY in one county and she is outside of that county, in which case she should pack up her stamp, apologize to the signers, go home, take off her pantyhose, open a beer, and see what new funnies are posted in the Leisure forum on NotRot. [See "Drunken elk stuck in tree."]

Reply by BrendaTx on 9/10/11 5:10pm
Msg #397003

Re: What am I missing here?

*...go home, take off her pantyhose, open a beer...*

I can't remember the last time I saw a woman with hose on. Bare legs are everywhere.

Pantihose, print media, hardwired phone service, chicken fried steak, and Blockbusters are going to be things the my great-grandchildren will see in virtual museums.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 9/10/11 7:18pm
Msg #397014

Re: What am I missing here?

"I can't remember the last time I saw a woman with hose on."

I still wear them every day for work..

Reply by Susan Fischer on 9/10/11 7:43pm
Msg #397015

Gak. I can't imagine suffering that tortuous restriction

ever again...bleah. }0{

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 9/10/11 9:18pm
Msg #397021

LOL...I've never minded them... n/m

Reply by Susan Fischer on 9/10/11 10:28pm
Msg #397025

You are a lucky woman. n/m

Reply by Bob_Chicago on 9/11/11 10:44am
Msg #397044

pantyhose-- Understand that Hugh only wears them once in a

while, and then over his head when he does not want to be recognized.

Reply by HisHughness on 9/11/11 11:20am
Msg #397049

Panty hose and the law of unintended consequences

Once a year, when the crops come in, Georgia produces this marvelous onion: Sweet, tasty, juicy, delicate of flavor, large of size. When the Vidalia onions come in, everyone who keeps up with the world troops to their local farmers' market and buys a bunch of them. Sometimes, in the fall, you can actually spot real Vidalia onion devotees eating them raw, like they were apples. The problem is, what do you do with enough Vidalia onions to carry you through the winter, and -- hopefully -- well into the summer?

The answer is panty hose -- or it was, before women got so uppity and decided they didn't need to dress to look nice for us guys anymore.

You put an onion down the leg of a pair of panty hose, tie a knot after it, insert another onion, tie a knot, till the leg is full, then fill up the other leg. When you have a full pair of very lumpy panty hose, you hang them over a rafter in the garage. When you need an onion, you go out, cut off part of the panty hose leg, and presto! Fresh Vidalia onion. Keeps them fresh, and one spoiled onion doesn't spoil the others.

Now, though, there aren't any panty hose with runs in women's drawers (drawers in drawers?). So the onions are kept in the vegetable bin of the refrigerator, where they don't last as long. And burgers all over the Southeast are the lesser because they get topped with a boring supermarket onion.

Another unintended consequence of the demise of panty hose is the rise in the incidence of tennage pregnancy. It is a daunting task for a 16-year-old cheerleader to try to wriggle out of a pair of panty hose in the back seat of a 1963 Ford. That dampened a lot of heavy breathing over the years.

Of course, I'm from the garter belt and girdle era. Kids who had to deal only with panty hose didn't have any idea how easy they had it.

Reply by Les_CO on 9/11/11 12:14pm
Msg #397056

Re: Panty hose and the law of unintended consequences

Got to agree….Today it’s either thongs or nothing ! Young men have no Idea of how to unsnap nylons from a girdle whilst in the back seat of an automobile. Moor’s the pity, because after all that effort even something ordinary seemed like a golden chalice to be worshiped.