This is now off first page, but I'm going to risk posting here anyway, just for the record.
I strongly agree about putting the optional section AFTER the certificate wording and notary signature and stamp. Maybe it's just a process I've gotten used to over the years, but I see anything that comes after that as a separate. ThatP sometimes helps determine what signatures are actually getting notarized. (This is especially important with GNW, not so much with loan docs.)
Put another way, I've always visualized a notarized document in four parts: 1. The document content, 2. the principal's signature, 3. the notary certificate, signature and stamp, which all must be together, on the same page, as one element, and 4. any addendums or attachments. That's how I see it anyway.
I think lots of people in a variety of capacities could consider an optional section as part of the certificate, before or after, but if it's before, I think it increases the chances of potential problems or confusion.
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