Notarial laws vary from state to state. In California, the notarization of a document carries considerable legal effect. Notarization of a private document converts such document into a public one and renders it admissible in court without further proof of its authenticity.
This is why the Notary Public is required to follow specific procedures set forth by the California Secretary of State.
Notaries are required to refuse to perform an improper or illegal notarization. Common reasons to refuse a notarization include:
- The signer is not present.
- The document is incomplete or blank.
- The document has white-out on it.
- Notary has a financial interest in the notarization.
- The signer has been adjudicated mentally incapacitated and has not been restored to capacity as a matter of record.
- The signer cannot produce acceptable identification.
- The signer does not speak English and no one is available to translate the document to a common language.
A mobile notary in Sonoma County, California must not stamp over wording or signature and must keep the signature and notary seal close to each other.
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