Two parties were offended by this action; obviously Jolene who notarized the document, and the borrowers who signed it. Jo has an obligation to report the bogus notary and their illegal act to the state/county notary authorities; otherwise, what's the point of having notaries if what we do can be so easily circumvented with no repercussions? I agree that it may be frustrating at times, but there are also numerous instances where notaries have indeed been nailed (ask FedEx stores why they're not providing notary services anymore).
In Ohio, the Supreme Court files are chock-full of attorney notaries that have been been disciplined, and even disbarred, over abuse of their notary commission.
If someone had done something illegal to a document I'd signed, I'd certainly want to know about it, and weigh my options as to what further action to take against the perpetrator of the fraud. I think the borrower has the right to know about it, then let them decide.
My point is, this: I'd rather do something and have nothing happen, than to ignore it, have it blow up, and then be asked why I didn't do anything when I knew about it... |
| Messages in this Thread |
|  What would you do if -  jojo_MN on 12/7/09 2:50pm |
|  Re: What would you do if - OR on 12/7/09 3:00pm |
|  Re: What would you do if - Roger_OH on 12/7/09 3:08pm |
|  Re: What would you do if - jojo_MN on 12/7/09 3:12pm |
| Whose seal is on the document?? n/m - Regal/NC on 12/7/09 3:11pm |
| Re: Whose seal is on the document?? - jojo_MN on 12/7/09 3:13pm |
| curious...how did u find out? n/m - Cari on 12/7/09 3:25pm |
| Re: curious...how did u find out? - Linda_H/FL on 12/7/09 3:26pm |
| Jojo...report it to the county...you don't want to get - Cari on 12/7/09 3:28pm |
|  Re: Jojo...report it to the county...you don't want to get - Glenn Strickler on 12/7/09 3:30pm |
| Cari: Her seal isn't on the document. No problem for her. - Regal/NC on 12/7/09 3:30pm |
|  Agree, Regal. The only time anyone gets excited is - BrendaTx on 12/7/09 3:40pm |
| Turn them in. n/m - Glenn Strickler on 12/7/09 3:28pm |
| Re: What would you do if - Lee/AR on 12/7/09 3:31pm |
| I'd report it also. I would not even have to ask. - BrendaTx on 12/7/09 3:37pm |
| Too true, Brenda n/m - Lee/AR on 12/7/09 3:39pm |
| Right, Lee. They've got real "bad guys" - BrendaTx on 12/7/09 3:41pm |
| Re: Too true, Brenda - jojo_MN on 12/7/09 3:47pm |
| Re: Jolene, - LisaWI on 12/7/09 3:56pm |
|  Re: Jolene, - jojo_MN on 12/7/09 4:01pm |
|  Re: Hmmm - LisaWI on 12/7/09 4:07pm |
| Don't contact the borrower. IMHO n/m - Regal/NC on 12/7/09 4:03pm |
| Re: Don't contact the borrower. IMHO - jojo_MN on 12/7/09 4:21pm |
 | Disagree... - Roger_OH on 12/7/09 4:49pm |
|  Re: Disagree... - jojo_MN on 12/7/09 5:00pm |
|  Another point - Todd/OH on 12/7/09 5:14pm |
|  Re: Another point - JanetK_CA on 12/7/09 6:11pm |
|  Re: Another point - Todd/OH on 12/7/09 6:45pm |
| Todd, I opine that you are wrong about it invalidating - BrendaTx on 12/7/09 6:45pm |
| Re: Todd, I opine that you are wrong about it invalidating - Todd/OH on 12/7/09 6:48pm |
|  Yep...I agree with that. - BrendaTx on 12/7/09 6:53pm |
| Re: Todd, I opine that you are wrong about it invalidating - John Schenk on 12/7/09 8:35pm |
| LOL, John...those were the exact cases that I called to - BrendaTx on 12/7/09 9:14pm |
| To quote multiple people... - Lee/AR on 12/7/09 5:42pm |
| And one more thing... - JanetK_CA on 12/7/09 6:16pm |
| Re: And one more thing... - Todd/OH on 12/7/09 6:41pm |
| I would definitely report it and continue to ask questions - BrendaTx on 12/7/09 6:55pm |
| Re: And one more thing... - JanetK_CA on 12/7/09 11:41pm |
| Re: And one more thing... - Todd/OH on 12/8/09 6:08am |
| I had a similar situation - Louis/AZ on 12/7/09 4:37pm |
| Re: Wow that is something to think about. - OR on 12/7/09 5:20pm |
| OR: Document met their requirements. The county has no way - Regal/NC on 12/7/09 5:34pm |
| Jolene has that documentation/proof - Linda_H/FL on 12/7/09 5:47pm |
| Re: OR: Document met their requirements. The county has no way - Todd/OH on 12/7/09 6:38pm |
| Re: OR: Document met their requirements. The county has no way - Stamper_WI on 12/7/09 7:35pm |
| To OR about the county recorder.... - Julie/MI on 12/8/09 6:43am |
| jojo: Please at least post what response you get from the - Regal/NC on 12/7/09 5:56pm |
| Re: jojo: Please at least post what response you get from the - jojo_MN on 12/7/09 6:09pm |
| Re: jojo: Please at least post what response you get from the - Marian_in_CA on 12/7/09 7:32pm |
| Re: jojo: Please at least post what response you get from the - Stamper_WI on 12/7/09 7:38pm |
| OH!! okay... nevermind then. - Marian_in_CA on 12/7/09 7:45pm |
| Re: jojo: Please at least post what response you get from the - jojo_MN on 12/7/09 7:40pm |
| were states the same? - Art_MD on 12/7/09 7:09pm |
| Here's what I'd do... - Marian_in_CA on 12/7/09 7:09pm |
| I would report them, but... - MikeC/NY on 12/7/09 8:36pm |
| I definitely think it's totally WRONG... - John Schenk on 12/7/09 8:49pm |
| If I were going to report it, - BrendaTx on 12/8/09 6:32am |
| Good idea, Brenda. Thanks n/m - jojo_MN on 12/8/09 9:28am |
| Thank you to all who replied. I will take all replies into - jojo_MN on 12/8/09 9:33am |
