It's probably been well over a decade since my last encounter with someone who claimed to be a 'Sovereign Citizen', so my memory is fuzzy, but I vaguely recall something in the documents he presented that included verbiage drawing the notary into making some kind of certification we're not allowed to do. The whole request was 'off', and I refused to notarize.
I believe we have the right to use some kind of judgment (as long as it isn't discriminatory) as to the appropriateness of completing a requested notarization. Similar would apply to a request to notarize a POA document, just for example. Sometimes the reasons for refusing aren't clearly defined, but if our instincts tell us that something doesn't feel right, it's my opinion we should decline. Same thing for a situation where a notary is asked to do something with which they have no experience and are unsure how to properly execute (e.g. a Subscribing Witness, or Signature by Mark, etc.). In any case, something should be documented in the journal with reasons.
As the article stated, it's very likely likely a notary would be caught in the net of investigation if any of these types of requests ended up in court.
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