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  1. Under West Virginia law, which element is NOT required to appear on a notary's official stamp?

    Answer: The notary's home address

    The official stamp must show the notary's name, title, state, and commission expiration date, but never a home address.

  2. A West Virginia notary uses only a metal embosser that leaves a raised impression with no ink. Why is this a problem?

    Answer: The impression may not be capable of being photocopied or reproduced

    West Virginia requires the official stamp to be capable of being copied together with the record, which an inkless embossed impression alone may not satisfy.

  3. Where should a West Virginia notary place the official stamp on a notarial certificate?

    Answer: Near the notary's signature without covering signatures or text

    The stamp should appear near the notary's signature in the certificate area and must not obscure signatures or document text.

  4. A notarial certificate in West Virginia must identify the venue. What does 'venue' mean?

    Answer: The state and county where the notarization was performed

    Venue is the state and county where the notarial act actually took place, stated at the top of the certificate.

  5. When must a West Virginia notary complete the notarial certificate?

    Answer: Contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act

    The certificate must be executed at the same time the notarial act is performed, never before or long after.

  6. A client hands a West Virginia notary a document with no notarial certificate and says 'just stamp it.' What should the notary do?

    Answer: Ask the signer or document custodian which type of certificate is required and attach the proper wording

    A stamp alone is not a notarization; the notary must have the signer or issuing agency identify the required certificate type since the notary cannot practice law by choosing it.

  7. Which statement about the notary's signature on a West Virginia certificate is correct?

    Answer: The notary must sign exactly as the name appears on the commission

    The notary must sign the certificate personally using the name under which the commission was issued.