# Missing signature = no pay?

**URL:** <https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/missing-signature-no-pay/33325>\
**Category:** Looking For Advice\
**Created:** [April 12, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/missing-signature-no-pay/33325 "2022-04-12T14:39:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![donaldsonnp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/donaldsonnp/32/35197_2.png) [@donaldsonnp](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/donaldsonnp)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/missing-signature-no-pay/33325/1 "2022-04-12T14:39:37Z")

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This was a post from a new member on the cafe and I was curious to know if anyone has had this experience with any company?

Have you ever missed a signature on one document and was not in a position to get it signed and they assigned it to another notary and did not pay you for your partial service?

> [@ALERT =\> S - L - O - W Pay (30 to 90 calendar days): Unlimited Ink Notary LLC](http://forum.notarycafe.com/t/unlimited-ink-notary-llc/33321/3):
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> I did a signing for this company, and now they refused to compensate me because they said ONE of the signer’s signatures on one document is incorrect because the way he signed his name. They wanted me to go and get that one signature resigned. I had no problem doing that, but unfortunately I wasn’t in California at that time and suggested that I could go back after returning from my trip. I can understand if they deducted part of my fee because I couldn’t go back to get that one signature. For t…

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**Author:** ![dragonbkm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/dragonbkm/32/27667_2.png) [@dragonbkm](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/dragonbkm)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/missing-signature-no-pay/33325/2 "2022-04-12T14:49:29Z")

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Not personally, but most SS will deduct the 2nd notary’s pay from the 1st’s for the error and not fixing it promptly themselves.

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**Author:** ![vvs.notary.services](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/vvs.notary.services/32/19677_2.png) [@vvs.notary.services](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/vvs.notary.services)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/missing-signature-no-pay/33325/3 "2022-04-14T02:45:21Z")

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Agreed. Usually such mistakes (and the penalties) are usually stipulated in the instructions when you accept the order.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/notarycafe/original/2X/5/536ced5cfa77a57223f140e81670eb5e2685a07d.jpeg) [@system](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/missing-signature-no-pay/33325/4 "2022-07-11T14:39:39Z")

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Closed on July 11, 2022, 2:39pm UTC

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