Posted by Linda Cowels-Murray on 2/3/12 11:00pm
Msg #410827

Private administrative records

anyone notarized a private administrative records and can tell me what the charge is? This process involves notarizing everything including proof that documents were mailed. FL allows $10 per acknowledgement, but the process is even greater than notarizing. The notary receives all affidavits back and must retain them according the Records Management laws. Any idea what the fee would be. I am thinking to charge anywhere between $250 and $400. Any suggestions?

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 2/3/12 11:17pm
Msg #410829

Where in the Records Management laws does it say a notary has to retain the affidavits.

Reply by Roger_OH on 2/3/12 11:55pm
Msg #410832

Sounds like one of those "protest" procedures where the Sovereign Nation folks try to circumvent debts thru the Uniform Commercial Code, and have the notary go well beyond normal notary duties; such as mailing envelopes (and signing a notarized statement that you did so) and retaining records.

If that's the case, I'd run far and fast. In any event, why would you want to be responsible for anyone's records? I hope you consider potential liability, privacy concerns, etc.

Reply by FlaNotary2 on 2/4/12 2:57am
Msg #410836

Completely fraudulent process... one of those "protests"

that is used to avoid a lawful debt.

Run away from this as fast as you can. Florida notaries can NOT do something like this.

Reply by Donna McDaniel on 2/4/12 6:48am
Msg #410844

You can not do these.

Page 42 of the Governor's reference manual states "Notaries are not authorized to keep copies of the documents they notarize."

Page 55 states "There are other precautionary reasons for which a notary should refuse to notarize even though a specific prohibition may not appear in Chapter 117"
One of those reasons is " The notary knows or suspects that the transaction is illegal, false, or deceptive." as Robert stated above, and now you know.

Reply by C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 2/4/12 10:38am
Msg #410861

Notary Protests are completely lawful, however, these are

looked down upon in our profession. The notary is taking huge risks of getting involved in something that can possibly turn ugly, not to mention, will have big brother watching ever so closely!

Notary Protests are used by nut jobs thinking they actually have sovereign rights under the UCC to get out paying legally obligated debts.

No matter how much you think you can charge, this whole process is so NOT worth the risk IMO.

Reply by C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 2/4/12 10:39am
Msg #410862

should've added, lawful in SOME states, not sure about FL. n/m

Reply by FlaNotary2 on 2/5/12 10:35am
Msg #410934

Yes, protests are lawful in some states but this is not

a protest... it's s fraudulent bastardized interpretation of the UCC - a code which is not even law, unless ratified by each state. I is based on the ideas that humans are "vessels" and thus subject to maritime law, and that a "negotiable instrument" can be nothing... So they write a letter to the IRS asking for a billion dollars, and consider this letter to be a negotiable instrument. Completely fraudulent, and a notary in Pennsylvania is now in jail for this.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 2/4/12 7:50am
Msg #410845

I agree...this sounds like a protest of some sort

And you can't do this...you can notarize the signatures but that's all you can do - so your fee is $10/act and a modest time/travel fee.

Reply by Riley/FL on 2/4/12 2:45pm
Msg #410882

How does one notarize that documents have been mailed??

IMO, this type of notary work is sketchy at best and I would not touch it with a ten foot stamp!