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joanbergst	Posted - 05/07/2010 : 7:31:54 PM When a California Notary Public is presented with a Power of Attorney form to notarize it rarely has the legally correct CA notary verbiage pre-printed on the form. The public seems to download Power of Attorney forms from the Internet or buys them at a stationary store and the wording that was added to our Acknowledgment certificate in 2008 (and continuing forward) is not on most Power of Attorney forms I notarize. CA added in 2008, the following verbiage for Acknowledgments: I certify under Penalty of Perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. I think CA notaries should be prepared to add a California All-Purpose Certificate of Acknowledgment with our 2008 law change to most Power of Attorney notarizations. Joan Bergstrom Riverside CA Mobile Notary http://www.joanbergstromnotarypublic.com 951-522-4919 830 Via Mesa Verde Riverside, CA 92507 Joan Bergstrom 24/7 To Riverside & San Bernardino Counties. CA State Notary Exam Instructor For www.notaryclasses.com www.joanbergstromnotarypublic.com joan.bergstrom@yahoo.com Cell: 951-522-4919
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jbelmont	Posted - 05/09/2010 : 01:52:10 AM Be careful with added certificate forms. What is legal, and what the "document custodian" wants ( in their infinite wisdom or narrow-mindedness ) are not always the same. Some power of attorney forms are for banks, and they will only accept a form in the exact format that they want it in. Its not illegal to notarize out of state wording so long as it is substantially the same as what the wording is for your state.
LindaH	Posted - 05/08/2010 : 06:40:47 AM Great advice Joan!! Also, ALL notaries from ANY state should realize that just because the notarial certificate is preprinted on a document does not mean it's correct...it is incumbent upon the notary to be sure the wording is acceptable in their state or they MUST add state-compliant wording or a loose certificate. Linda www.notarydepot.com/notary/lindah http://www.notary.net/websites/LindaHubbell