Posted by ValleyGrl/VA on 9/24/12 2:06pm
Msg #435660

Filling in the blanks

After many years of having a "round" notary seal - I broke down and ordered a new "rectangle" stamp from this very site. (AWESOME service - three days from order to in my hand!)

So, for many years - I filled in the blanks for commission expiration and commission number (or wrote it in if no blank provided). Of course, my new stamp has all of that information contained in a nice little box. Question - do you still fill in the blanks provided - or just stamp and let that suffice?

Melissa

Reply by MW/VA on 9/24/12 2:08pm
Msg #435661

Still fill in the blanks. It's my certificate & I complete

it.

Reply by Linda Juenger on 9/24/12 2:10pm
Msg #435662

Re: Still fill in the blanks. It's my certificate & I complete

I fill them in. Honestly don't know if I have to, but I choose to.

Reply by HSH/WA on 9/24/12 2:19pm
Msg #435664

Re: Still fill in the blanks. It's my certificate & I complete

Not sure why but I still fill in the blanks with the same info as on my stamp

Reply by GOLDGIRL/CA on 9/24/12 2:38pm
Msg #435667

Re: Still fill in the blanks. It's my certificate & I complete

Me, too, tho it seems totally needless to do so. I read on NR that some lender/TC (?) rejected some docs cos the notary didn't fill in those blanks, even though all the information they wanted was included in the seal staring them right in the face! I don't ever need that aggravation, so that's why I write in everything they want. Sigh.

Reply by Luckydog on 9/24/12 5:18pm
Msg #435695

Re: Still fill in the blanks. It's my certificate & I complete

Still fill them in. Title companies hate missing and blank lines, and could jeopardize them using you again.

Reply by CopperheadVA on 9/24/12 8:00pm
Msg #435706

In VA, we cannot have an incomplete notarial cert

so I fill in all blanks on the certificate, even if the info is also on my stamp.

Reply by ValleyGrl/VA on 9/25/12 8:04am
Msg #435743

Re: In VA, we cannot have an incomplete notarial cert

As an FYI - the only blanks I referenced in my OP were Commission number and expiration - and if that information is provided in some manner - it would not be incomplete. It is my intention to fill in the blanks - just simply asking what others do.

Reply by Eve/VA on 9/25/12 8:11am
Msg #435747

Re: In VA, we cannot have an incomplete notarial cert

I fill in the blanks even though my stamp has that info on it. Some stamps may not so they're asking just in case. At least that's my take on it. : )

Reply by MonicaFL on 9/25/12 11:56am
Msg #435779

Re: In VA, we cannot have an incomplete notarial cert

I was told by the SOS in Florida that the reason for printing your name and commission number is because the stamps can be smeared - and if that happens, at least the information is still on the page.