CT Notary Notarial Acts and Procedures 5

Question 1

Two signers on the same document appear before the notary at different times of the same day. How should the notary handle the certificates?

Accepted Answer

Complete a separate notarial act and certificate for each signer's appearance

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Use one certificate naming both signers since it is the same day

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Notarize only for the first signer

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Wait until both can appear together

Question 2

A notary makes an error in the certificate after signing and sealing it. What is the correct way to fix it at the time of the act?

Accepted Answer

Line through the error, write the correction, and initial the change

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Use correction fluid to cover the mistake

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Tear off the certificate and staple a photocopy

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Have the signer correct it in their own handwriting

Question 3

An attorney-in-fact appears to sign a deed under a power of attorney. The acknowledgment should reflect that the person appeared in what capacity?

Accepted Answer

In a representative capacity as attorney-in-fact for the principal

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As the principal

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As a witness

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As a co-owner of the property

Question 4

A caller asks a notary to notarize a signature on a fax that will then be faxed back. The original document never comes before the notary. The notary should:

Accepted Answer

Refuse, because the signer must personally appear with the actual document to be notarized

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Notarize the faxed signature since faxes are legal documents

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Notarize after confirming the caller's identity by phone

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Fax a blank certificate for the caller to attach

Question 5

A signer presents a document dated next week and asks the notary to postdate the certificate to match. The notary should:

Accepted Answer

Date the certificate with today's date, since the document date may differ from the act date

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Postdate the certificate as requested

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Refuse because a document can never be dated in the future

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Leave the certificate date blank

Question 6

A hospital patient who is heavily sedated needs a power of attorney notarized urgently, according to her family. The notary should:

Accepted Answer

Postpone or refuse unless the patient is lucid enough to demonstrate awareness and willingness

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Proceed because of the medical urgency

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Let the family answer the notary's questions on her behalf

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Notarize with a doctor's note attached

Question 7

What is the primary purpose of an acknowledgment as a notarial act?

Accepted Answer

To verify that the signature was made willingly by the identified signer

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To prove the contents of the document are true

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To create a permanent public record of the document

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To make the document legally binding on third parties