Posted by BrendaTx on 2/12/12 2:46pm
Msg #411535

Question of the day - what name is on your commission?

Does your commission reflect your full name?

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 2/12/12 3:03pm
Msg #411536

The name I sign..."Linda J. Hubbell" n/m

Reply by Karla/OR on 2/12/12 3:10pm
Msg #411537

Mine says "Karla M. Hand" - why do you ask? n/m

Reply by Priscilla Witman on 2/12/12 3:12pm
Msg #411538

Priscilla Dawn Witman

That is my full legal name.

Reply by Patricia/VT on 2/12/12 3:13pm
Msg #411539

Yes: Patricia Ann Caouette

Reply by Carolyn Nee on 2/12/12 3:16pm
Msg #411540

Carolyn E. Nee - n/m

Reply by Susan Fischer on 2/12/12 3:27pm
Msg #411541

Mine includes my middle name, but I signed a signature

form with my normal sig (no middle name or initial,) so my Notarial sig is consistent with my normal sig.

Reply by Lee/AR on 2/12/12 3:31pm
Msg #411542

First & last name... 13 letters X tens of thousands of times

Maybe next time I'll try First Initial, Last Name.

Reply by Dave Bullock on 2/12/12 3:34pm
Msg #411543

Re: First & last name... 13 letters X tens of thousands of times

originally, mine was walter d. bullock. Within a short time,, that became to arduos, so I applied, upon renewal to make it w.d. bullock. It now takes no time at all to sign and looks like a blip

Reply by jba/fl on 2/12/12 3:43pm
Msg #411546

Full name, shortened sig as SF, Dave and others

All matched my DL. Got tired of the long signature so went to blip....

Reply by BrendaTx on 2/12/12 4:35pm
Msg #411550

That's me, Dave!

I think that after one term I decided to shorten down to First initial, Middle initial, Last name.

The blip is my normal sig. Works out great for me.

Reply by Lexie on 2/12/12 4:06pm
Msg #411548

M. Alexia Shaw - I have gotten so used to signing it after all these years it runs pretty smooth. It does match my SS and DL. I went to a first initial 25 or more years ago.

Reply by FlaNotary2 on 2/12/12 5:44pm
Msg #411553

Robert T. Koehler, because that is how I sign my name

We have to be commissioned in the way we sign

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 2/12/12 6:16pm
Msg #411556

Well, not quite true Robert...we have to be commissioned in

our legal name or a nickname thereof...and have to sign the way we're commissioned...

"You may only be commissioned in your legal name (or a nickname of your legal name).
Example: John Quinton Public could be commissioned in the names:
John Quinton Public
John Q. Public
J. Quinton Public
J. Q. Public
Johnny Public
You must sign notarial certificates in your commissioned name, and your notary seal
must bear that name. No variation from the commissioned name is permitted.

Reply by jba/fl on 2/12/12 8:14pm
Msg #411570

Not entirely true Linda (and Robert) n/m

Reply by BrendaTx on 2/12/12 8:15pm
Msg #411571

Re: Not entirely true Linda (and Robert)

http://notaries.dos.state.fl.us/pdf/applpkg.pdf

Here's what I looked at to draw my conclusion.

Not going to say what it was.

Reply by jba/fl on 2/12/12 8:24pm
Msg #411572

Sorry, too fast or something

When you say we have to sign the way we are commissioned with no exceptions that is not entirely true. I no longer sign my full name, although I am commissioned as Julianne B. Akyol and must print that everywhere. Where I differ is with my signature, which is now shortened to 4 letters, all lower case, just as it appears on my driver's license and on my paperwork for my commission renewal. The state accepted that when I renewed and I got rid of the 14 letters with all the flourishes it entailed. My 4 letters are totally legible as well.

I did this for various reasons: I'm old, the capital letter J is a hard one to remain consistent, and, of course, the time factor. It has not been kicked back by anyone nor do I expect it to be.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 2/13/12 4:59am
Msg #411595

The text I quoted is from the manual...

do with it whatever you will. My point was we're not commissioned based on how we sign our name - we're commissioned based on our legal name and must sign as we're commissioned.

Reply by Lee/AR on 2/12/12 6:31pm
Msg #411558

2nd Question of the day - How do you 'shortys' take Title? n/m

Reply by jba/fl on 2/12/12 8:26pm
Msg #411573

Explain your question please - "shortys" n/m

Reply by BrendaTx on 2/12/12 8:31pm
Msg #411575

Re: 2nd Question of the day - How do you 'shortys' take Title?

My signature is Shorty.
My Commission is Shorty.
My DL, SS, and Passport show FIRST NUNYA LAST.
My bank accounts are in different names depending on who or when they were opened.
(I take title and convey property as FIRST NUNYA1 NUNYA2 LAST. Don't ask me. I don't make up title rules. I do not have ID to support all four names, just three of them.)

It all belongs to the person typing this post, no matter what name it is in. .

Reply by LKT/CA on 2/12/12 7:19pm
Msg #411561

First, M.I., Last - Ilegible siggy n/m

Reply by JanetK_CA on 2/12/12 7:35pm
Msg #411563

I added my middle initial many years ago when I found out that a woman with the same name as me also had a file at a medical practice where I had an appointment. I've used it ever since, so I do sign my whole name with MI.

Reply by HisHughness on 2/12/12 7:58pm
Msg #411567

Hugh Nations. I didn't pick the name, but I sometimes get the comment that it sounds classy, so I never use the middle initial, E. The comment always is delivered in a somewhat incredulous tone, conveying the unmistakable message that the name certainly does not fit its owner.

If I have a signer whose name is an indecipherable squiggle, I make it a point to sign my name big; like, r-e-a-l-l-y big. That's accompanied by a well-rehearsed line of patter:

"You know, in conducting tens of thousands of signings, I've observed that the more illegible the signature (glancing with arched eyebrow at the signer's squiggle) or the larger the signature (glancing with proprietory pride at my sprawling imprimatur), the bigger the ego of the person signing.

"Are you sure this room is big enough for both of us?"

Reply by Eve/VA on 2/13/12 10:39am
Msg #411605

Too funny! n/m

Reply by VT_Syrup on 2/12/12 9:16pm
Msg #411582

The portions of the commission written by me have full first and last names, and middle initial, as does my legible signature. The notary at the county clerk's office omitted the initial from the jurat.

Reply by rengel/CA on 2/12/12 11:20pm
Msg #411590

Full name on commission,

Signature is first initial, last name. In CA your signature has to match the sig on your application

My .02

Reply by BrendaTx on 2/13/12 12:21am
Msg #411591

The interesting thing is that a notary's seal name and

name on commission l does not have to match the name that is on his/her ID.

Food for thought. Something that I had never given thought to before I was enlightened to take note that a notary's name on DL or ID does not have to be what is on his or her notary seal. The last name is what seems to be important.

If a notary's administrative office doesn't require it, it must be okay to use variations of one's name. =o

Reply by JanetK_CA on 2/13/12 2:08am
Msg #411592

Re: The interesting thing is that a notary's seal name and

In CA, we have to turn in a copy of our ID and now a passport-type photo along with our application. Plus we have to have a live-scan of a full set of fingerprints for the background checks (plural) that are now a prerequisite to getting a commission. Here, at least, they're pretty darn sure of our identity before a commission is granted!

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 2/13/12 2:39am
Msg #411593

Re: The interesting thing is that a notary's seal name and

In addition to that, in CA our last name must always be on our commission, but we can use whatever combination of initials or other names that we want. They let us choose. The signature is pretty much whatever we want so long as it is consistent with the signature on the application. You can't change it up for 4 years... ever. That doesn't mean that the signature you use for notarial purposes must be your usual legal signature, though. I know many notaries, myself included, who use an entirely different signature for notarizing -- just for personal identity protection and added security.

One thing, though, is you have to write out your name exactly as it shows on your commission when you fill out a certificate. So if you weren't paying attention and had your public commission be your entire full name, then you have to write it out that way every single time. That's why a lot of notaries, when they renew, will use their first initial and a last name, or a combination. This is the name that ends up on your seal, too.

But yeah... in CA, there's no fear in tracking a notary's seal back to a real person. Part of the state level background check is that they verify your ID with DMV records, and that includes matching the livescan with the thumbprint on file with the DMV. I'm sure now with the CA DMV enforcing the REALID requirements, that also means facial recognition, too. I only know this because I was just recently forced to go to a local DMV office for a new photo, even though they allowed me to renew online... they refused to print my new ID because, get this... I was wearing my glasses in my old photo. I'm still angry about that one. I always wear glasses... always. An ID photo without my glasses doesn't look like me at all. They told me it was some facial recognition requirement. I look really ticked off in my photo... because I WAS!!

Reply by BrendaTx on 2/13/12 7:59am
Msg #411597

Bingo.

*In addition to that, in CA our last name must always be on our commission, but we can use whatever combination of initials or other names that we want. They let us choose.*

Reply by CopperheadVA on 2/13/12 9:43am
Msg #411602

Re: The interesting thing is that a notary's seal name and

I had to take off my glasses too, for my DL photo. I had to go in and get my license because I have a commercial DL and you can't renew online. No glasses, no smiling, and as close up as they could get. My DL photo looks like a mug shot!

Reply by BrendaTx on 2/13/12 7:57am
Msg #411596

There is no doubt about knowing who we are. ???

Reply by Stephanie Santiago on 2/13/12 10:18am
Msg #411603

Stephanie Santiago

Reply by C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 2/13/12 1:57pm
Msg #411626

First com yes; subsequent renewals, kept middle initial off. n/m