The venue is the state and county where the notarization took place, in other words, where the signer appeared before the notary and must be within the jurisdiction of the notary.
The venue is NOT where the document was drafted, where the property involved is located, where the signer lives now, or any other place besides where the notarization is taking place. The venue may appear at or near the top of the document, near the notary certificate, or in both locations.
The initials SS may appear next to the venue. These initials stand for the Latin word scilicet, which is a contraction of scire licet and is translated as "one may know" or "of course, evidently, certainly." In short, SS is there to emphasize that this is where the notary met with the signer, and of course, they met within the jurisdiction of the notary.
The venue usually takes the form of "State of X, County of Y." If it says "State/Commonwealth of X, County/Parrish of Y," the notary should correct the portion that does not apply. If the state or county are missing, the notary must add the correct information. If the state or county are wrong, the notary must correct them. Any corrections to the venue are made by putting one horizontal line (from left to right or right to left) through the incorrect wording, adding the correct wording by printing, and initialing the correction. A rubber stamp with the venue may be used instead of writing by hand.
The venue is entirely the responsibility of the notary. If any part of it is inaccurate or missing, the notary has the authority and the duty to correct it. Failing to complete or correct the venue is a serious error and could cause the document to be rejected by the receiving party. You should never sign and seal a document without first verifying that the venue is complete and correct. |
| 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 |
