I have no laws to quote, just some thoughts.
One consideration is whether the notary was really a notary. Some laws allow a notarization to stand even if the so-called notary wasn't really commissioned, but I doubt that is true everywhere today. I suspect that in years gone by, if the notary wasn't a notary, the notarization was invalid. Also, in the past, notaries were usually commissioned by someone like a judge in the county, and the notary could only act within the county. So to determine if the notary was really a county, it was necessary to know which county to go to to investigate.
Now, many states commission notaries at the state level, and the notaries can act throughout the state, so probably the county requirement is just a left-over that the state legislatures never really thought about.
Certain military officers are allowed to perform notarial acts for military members, military dependents, and persons accompanying the notary (like the press, or Red Cross representatives). These notarizations can be performed outside the US. Military notarizations don't have to give a traditional venue. For example, if the name of the country where the notarization were performed was a secret, the venue could be
"With the United States Army in a Foreign Nation"
Info on military notarizations:
https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Details.aspx?PUB_ID=1007963
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| Messages in this Thread |
|  Sunday musings...why is venue important? - Lee/AR on 2/6/22 2:38pm |
|  Can't give law/quotes...just my best opinion - Linda_H/FL on 2/6/22 3:34pm |
|  Agree... so how would foreclosure (for example) happen - Lee/AR on 2/6/22 3:42pm |
|  Re: Agree... so how would foreclosure (for example) happen - VT_Syrup on 2/6/22 4:19pm |
| Real property laws are governed by the state where - Linda_H/FL on 2/6/22 4:26pm |
|  Re: Real property laws are governed by the state where - Bear900/CA on 2/7/22 12:33pm |
 | Re: Sunday musings...why is venue important? - VT_Syrup on 2/6/22 4:01pm |
| Re: Sunday musings...why is venue important? - VT_Syrup on 2/6/22 4:05pm |
| Re: Sunday musings...why is venue important? - MikeC/TX on 2/6/22 6:31pm |
| Sounds reasonable...except when it's wrong - Lee/AR on 2/6/22 7:15pm |
| Hey Attorney...why is venue important? - Signerbill on 2/7/22 12:07pm |
| VENUE is only important if it's wrong, or does not appear -  Cheryl Elliott on 2/7/22 6:15pm |
| Re: VENUE is only important if it - MikeC/TX on 2/7/22 7:09pm |
| It read like NNA, but... - NVLSlady/VA on 2/7/22 7:26pm |
| You may be thinking of the CA Ack wording... - Bear900/CA on 2/7/22 7:45pm |
| Re: It read like NNA, but... - JanetK_CA on 2/7/22 7:50pm |
|  Re: It read like NNA, but... - NVLSlady/VA on 2/8/22 9:09am |
| Re: thank you, Mike, for doing that n/m - Cheryl Elliott on 2/7/22 9:46pm |
| Re: PAW always said “venue is where your feet were planted - Carolyn Bodley on 2/7/22 6:18pm |
| Re: PAW always said “venue is where your feet were planted - Expeditor on 2/8/22 12:15pm |
| Re: Sunday musings...why is venue important? - JanetK_CA on 2/7/22 8:40pm |
| Notary venue only important to notarization block n/m - BobbiCT on 2/8/22 9:07am |
| Oops. Notary venue only important to notarization block - BobbiCT on 2/8/22 9:41am |
| THANK YOU, BobbiCT, for your excellent explanation! n/m - Lee/AR on 2/8/22 11:25am |
| Re: THANK YOU, BobbiCT, for your excellent explanation! - Cheryl Elliott on 2/8/22 12:07pm |
| Re: Sunday musings...why is venue important? - Expeditor on 2/8/22 12:02pm |
