I have encountered several other notaries public in California (specifically those working for UPS Store) who will not notarize an acknowledgement that is going out-of-state because the notary wording does not comply with California notary law, even though the California Notary Handbook and California Civil Code 1189(c) state that a non-California worded acknowledgement is acceptable for out-of-state filings, as long as it does not require the notary public to determine or certify a representative capacity of the signer.
My question is "Is this common practice by other California notaries puplic" or am I just encountering those notaries public who do not know what they are doing?
Also, these same notaries public are also requiring thumbprints in their notary journals for ALL notarizations, not just for Powers of Attorney and other documents affecting real estate (which is required). Again, is this common practice among other California notaries public?
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