What do I put here

Beginner's Questions
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I am doing a signing today and I’ve never seen this wording before. Under my signature on the notarial certificate is says:
Notary Public for blank
What do I out there? The signers name? Thank you!

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I haven’t run across that either.

First of all, does your state require certain verbiage for any of the notarial certs? If so, follow your state’s requirements. If there is no state required verbiage, you may want to ask the hiring entity what they want entered in that blank. Finally, none of the above helps, you can simply enter your state – i.e. Notary Public for State of Ohio.

Please let us know what you decided to use and why. TIA!

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I asked the hiring entity and they said put the signers name in the blank. Thank you!

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Interesting … Just curious – Does the notarial cert include the signer’s name (other than in that “Notary Public for blank”?

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State of xxxxxxxx, County of xxxxxxxx

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Don’t know your hiring entity but I think theh are wrong here. Under your signature line goes your name and Notary Public for “your state”…not the signer’s name…providing your state is not strict on that verbiage under your signature line.

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Yes it has the signers name. And my state and the county were already listed. That’s why I couldn’t figure it out. I swear every few signings i end up scratching my head on a documents wording. They’re all so different.

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I thought so too but both state and county were already listed. Do you think the hiring company was wrong? Guess I’ll find out :disappointed_face:

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Oh no ok. I guess I’ll be going back and fixing it.

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Actually, you should double check with your state authority on this and not rely on just MY advice - or anyone else’s on any forum…but I do believe the hiring party is wrong. IMO, never rely on the word of a hiring party to tell you how to complete your notary certs.

BTW, my answer was based on my experience as a notary in CT for many years and a 19 year Florida notary…doesn’t mean it applies to your state…that’s just my experience.

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@carrieh0829 As you’ve already witnessed (via the forum replies to your query), the instructions for documents can vary from State-to-State . . .

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Here are the steps that will serve you best at this point in time for ALL your signings within your State:

  • Review & Memorize the Notary Handbook for your State
  • Familiarize yourself with the set of sample documents for loan signings available online
  • ALWAYS remember for any questions about the documents or how they are to be executed including Trust documents, etc. ===>>> Reach out directly to your hiring entity to pose your query(ies) to them in writing.

Their response in writing will support you in the future should a discrepancy arise & avoid the “he said” :backhand_index_pointing_left::backhand_index_pointing_right:“she said” quandary.

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:swan:

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It wants the state you are commissioned in.

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@carrieh0829 Please DO return to the Notary Cafe forum & share the “end result” for this document.

Always remember that YOU’RE the Business Owner & that the onus is directly upon you Review & Memorize the Notarial Handbook for your State.

The ‘employee’ mindset should be lonnnng gone! The only Manual of Desk Instructions [MDI] that is normally available for an employee is the Notarial Handbook for your specific State.

Those types of items should be within the pages of the handbook OR you can reach out directly to the organization that issues the Notarial Commissions for your State & pose the query to them.

As I regularly express => It’s ALWAYS best to go to the SOURCE so you have a definitive accurate position for the actions/decision made along with the knowledge of the Statues & Regulations to support your actions & decisions as a Business Owner.

Truly, it’s BEST to avoid placing your reputation (or the reputation of your business) At-Risk in this type of manner.

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:swan:

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I will let you all know the result. This specific wording is not in the Tennessee handbook, but I’m going to keep digging for the answer.

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There is another explanation. Clerks just make something up that’s not compliant or state specific. In that case no matter what you wrote it would still be accepted as long as you signed and stamped it.

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I always put for “the State of Colorado” which identifies my jurisdiction/licensing grant and I have never been told that was not correct.

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Hi Carrie, I encounter this regularly and I simply enter the state in which I am commissioned (Washington).

Sometimes the notarial certificate will also say:

Notary Public for _________________________ (Washington)
Residing at _____________________________ (my address)
My commission expires____________________ (mm/dd/yyyy my commission expires)

Hope this helps you.

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@carrieh0829 Thank You! :tada:

:swan:

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It would be easier if I saw the notary block. However, Notary Public for ( state you are in), so for me, it would be Notary Public for Florida

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I actually am re-signing one tomorrow because of the same issue. After the Notary public, I put my state which is Kansas and it was rejected by the lender freedom mortgage. When I asked what the issue was for re-signing, they stated that I should’ve printed my name Because the state of Kansas was already noted in my stamp. This is a loan modification which I’m seeing many many offerings for signings so we must be in the cycle of loan modifications coming due, or have come due.