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  1. A Vermont notary is pressured by their employer to notarize a document without the signer present. The notary should:

    Answer: Refuse, because personal appearance is required for a valid notarization

    A notary must refuse to notarize without personal appearance, regardless of employer pressure, because doing so would be an unlawful notarization.

  2. Under Vermont ethics rules, when may a notary certify a document as an 'official certified copy' on letterhead?

    Answer: Only for documents the notary is legally authorized to copy-certify

    A Vermont notary may only certify copies for document types within their legal authority; using official-sounding language for unauthorized copy types is a misrepresentation.

  3. What is the ethical duty of impartiality for a Vermont notary?

    Answer: The notary must act as an unbiased, disinterested party with no personal stake in the transaction

    Impartiality means the notary has no personal, financial, or other interest in the transaction and acts solely as an objective official witness.

  4. A Vermont notary who acts as an immigration consultant and notarizes documents they prepared is:

    Answer: Potentially engaged in unauthorized practice of law

    Combining notarial services with immigration document preparation by a non-attorney may constitute unauthorized practice of law in Vermont.

  5. May a Vermont notary use their title to endorse a product or service?

    Answer: No, using the notary title to endorse products implies false official authority

    Vermont notaries may not use their official title to endorse products or services because it implies a level of official authority or credibility that does not exist for commercial purposes.

  6. What should a Vermont notary do if a document presented for notarization appears to be fraudulent?

    Answer: Decline to notarize and, if appropriate, report the suspected fraud to authorities

    A Vermont notary who suspects fraud should refuse to notarize the document and may report the situation to law enforcement or relevant authorities.