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Re: (sigh) Why can't NSAs understand they are notaries first
Posted by  PAW_Fl of FL on 6/1/05 2:15pm Msg #41544
In reality, a Florida notary can easily pick and choose which notarizations they want to perform. The list of "reasons" is as long as your arm. The following is taken directly from the Governor's Reference Manual:

Q - May I ever refuse to provide notary services?

A - Yes, under certain conditions. Eventually, most notaries are faced with the issue of whether they may refuse to provide notary services when requested. Florida law actually requires notaries to refuse in some situations. In other situations, notaries either should or may refuse to notarize. Most of the situations in which notaries must refuse are set forth in sections 117.05 and 117.107, Florida Statutes, and relate primarily to taking acknowledgments and administering oaths. Other prohibitions, not discussed here, may apply to less common types of notarial acts, such as attesting to photocopies and performing marriage ceremonies. The most common situations with statutory prohibitions occur when:

- the signer is not present;
- the document is incomplete or blank;
- the notary is the signer;
- the signer is the notary’s spouse, parent, or child;
- the signer has been adjudicated mentally incapacitated and has not been restored to capacity as a matter of record;
- the notary does not personally know the signer and the signer cannot produce acceptable identification;
- the notary is a party to the underlying transaction or has a financial interest in it; or
- the signer does not speak English and there is no one available to translate the document into a language the signer understands

There are other precautionary reasons for which a notary should refuse to notarize even though a specific prohibition may not appear in Chapter 117. These situations occur when:

- the document does not have a prepared notary certificate, and the signer cannot tell the notary what notarial act is required;
- the notary believes that the signer is being coerced or does not understand the consequences of signing the document;
- the signer appears to be drunk, sedated, or disoriented; or
- the notary knows or suspects that the transaction is illegal, false, or deceptive.

In addition to the situations described above, a notary may refuse to perform a notarization in a variety of circumstances, such as when:

- the signer cannot pay the notary’s fee for services;
- it is before or after the notary’s regular office hours;
- it is a holiday;
- the notary is busy with other work or activities;
- the notary would be inconvenienced;
- the notary is sick;
- the notary is not comfortable with the request;
- the signer is a minor;
- the document is written in a foreign language that the notary does not understand; or
- the notary is requested to travel to another location.
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Messages in this Thread
 We are Notary PUBLICS... - Joan-OH on 6/1/05 9:32am
 Re: We are Notary PUBLICS... -  Charm_AL on 6/1/05 9:37am
 Re: We are Notary PUBLICS... -  CarolynCO on 6/1/05 9:45am
 Re: P.S. -  CarolynCO on 6/1/05 9:55am
 Re: We are Notary PUBLICS... - ColleenCA on 6/1/05 9:44am
 Re: We are Notary PUBLICS.../ Hope to beat Hugh to this one - PA Notary II on 6/1/05 9:45am
 Re: We are Notary PUBLICS.../ Hope to beat Hugh to this one - TaraPA on 6/1/05 9:59am
 Re: We are Notary PUBLICS.../ Hope to beat Hugh to this one - sue on 6/1/05 10:16am
 The misconception... - Nd_WA on 6/1/05 9:58am
 Re: We are NotarIES PUBLIC... - PAW_Fl on 6/1/05 9:59am
 Re: We are Notary PUBLICS... - Kim_NJ on 6/1/05 10:10am
 Re: We are Notaries Public - Sylvia_FL on 6/1/05 10:46am
 FOLLOW-UP and to clarify. - Joan-OH on 6/1/05 10:53am
 (sigh) Why can't NSAs understand they are notaries first? - Ernest_CT on 6/1/05 12:31pm
 Re: (sigh) Why can't NSAs understand they are notaries first -  PAW_Fl on 6/1/05 2:15pm
 Re: (sigh) Why can't NSAs understand they are notaries first? - Sylvia_FL on 6/1/05 2:59pm
 Re: (sigh) Why can't NSAs understand they are notaries first? - DonnaV_CA on 6/1/05 3:49pm
 Re: (sigh) Why can't NSAs understand they are notaries first? - sue on 6/1/05 4:59pm
 Re: (sigh) Why can't NSAs understand they are notaries first? - Julie-MI on 6/1/05 9:34pm



 
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