In my view, "going back to basics", which I take to mean reviewing the notary laws in one's state, and reviewing the state's notary handbook (if there is one), isn't really enough to avoid all the pitfalls one might encounter as a notary. For example, in Vermont a notary may issue a subpoena, but that isn't mentioned in the notary law, it's in the court rules. (Not that I would do that, since I don't know much about it.) Maybe the original poster was thinking of all the gotchas that aren't mentioned in the notary law. |