Notarial Acts and Procedures Flashcards
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After completing a notarization, the signer asks the notary to also date the document body itself, which was left undated. The notary should:
Answer: Only complete the notarial certificate; the signer must date the document
The notary completes only the notarial certificate; alterations or additions to the document body are the signer's responsibility.
The certificate date on a jurat must always reflect which date?
Answer: The date the notarial act was actually performed
The certificate must be dated the day the notarial act is performed, never backdated or postdated.
A document arrives with no notarial certificate wording at all. The signer doesn't know what type of act is needed. What should the notary do?
Answer: Ask the signer to find out from the document's issuing or receiving agency which act is required
Selecting the notarial act is a legal decision, so the signer must determine the required act from the receiving agency; the notary cannot choose for them.
While notarizing a stack of loan documents, the notary notices one certificate falsely states a corporate officer appeared, but only the individual borrower is present. The notary should:
Answer: Correct the certificate to name only the person who actually appeared
A notary may only certify facts that are true, so the certificate must be corrected to reflect who actually appeared.
In Connecticut, a notary asked to witness the opening of a safe deposit box after rental default is performing what function?
Answer: Observing the opening and certifying the inventory of contents
Notaries may be called to witness a forced safe deposit box opening and certify the inventory of its contents.
A signer wants to take an oath but objects to the word 'swear' for religious reasons. The notary should:
Answer: Administer an affirmation using 'solemnly affirm' instead
A signer who objects to swearing may instead make an affirmation, which has the same legal effect.
Which of the following is a proper reason for a Connecticut notary to refuse a notarization?
Answer: The signer cannot be properly identified
A notary must refuse when a legal requirement such as satisfactory identification cannot be met.