>>> Please reference the state notary statue to which you refer regarding not having to initial. <<<
First, most statutes regarding how to complete a duty, function or task, does not list things you shouldn't do, but things you MUST do. In the Florida statutes, there is nothing that says you MUST initial changes. Note, that in the article you reference, it is stated: "We suggest that corrections in the notarial certificate be made by the notary by striking out the incorrect language, writing in the correct information, and initialing the change. "
It is a suggestion.
Actually, the ONLY time the word "initial" is used in the notary statutes is:
117.107 Prohibited acts.—
(1) A notary public may not use a name or initial in signing certificates other than that by which the notary public is commissioned.
Nowhere else in FL s. 117 is the word "initial" or any other derivative of that word used.
If you are planning on running a Signing Service in Florida, I strongly urge you to bone up on your Florida notary law. |
