Why are you pursuing this? Do you want to invalidate your mortgage loan so that you can pay it off and refinance with another lender? If so, you need an attorney to help you. An improper notarization may not be enough to do this.
If you want to punish the Notary Public who came to your home and punish the Notary Public who notarized the document later: You need to call your state's Notary Public commissioning office with the names of BOTH notaries - the one that took you acknowlegment and didn't sign and the one that didn't come to you home but signed the notarization block. The staff person at the Secy. of State's office can tell you how to file a written, formal complaint against each notary, including the "evidence" or proof that you will need to file a complaint.
IF this were Connecticut, the Secy. of State after receiving a complaint will 1) in writing, notify both notaries of your complaint, 2) schedule an Administrative Hearing for the notaries and you to appear to present each side of the story, 3) listen or read the evidence presented at the hearing, 4) make a decision. Assuming it is decided both notaries did not follow proper procedures, the Secy. could give them a written warning or revoke their notary commissions.
In many cases, the notaries just resign their commission prior to the hearing: end of story, no further action is taken.
If you have suffered financial damage because of an improper notarization, you can hire an attorney to file a civil lawsuit for the monetary damages you suffered plus costs. Doesn't sound like you suffered any financial loss because of this.
NOT an attorney. NOT giving legal advice, just my personal opinion from a CT perspective. |
