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inotarize
Alabama
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 Posted - 12/10/2009 : 9:28:57 PM
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I completed four (4) telephone depositions this year. Twice I was asked to get on the phone and speak with the judge or attorney and tell them how I ID the person. Another time I was required to mail a notarized jurat to the court.
Wish I could do more of these.
Michelle L. Riley
Huntsville Mobile Notary - We Come To You!
Serving North Alabama since 2006.
Phone: (256) 503-6595
Email: HuntsvilleMobileNotary@Gmail.com
http://www.huntsvillemobilenotary.com
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zanger
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Posted - 09/19/2009 : 06:27:57 AM
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Originally posted by LindaH
As a notary you're not really conducting the deposition - you meet with the person being deposed, check their ID, the teleconference is initiated, and you swear them in - done.
Your sentence ending in "done" reminds me of the official notary guide put out by the state that says after the swear-in, the notary's job is done and needs to leave. I find that position by the state quite strange because at any deposition I ever went to the notary doing the swearing-in was a court reporter that remained throughout.
My speculation is the the state is so extreme because the state bar is so extreme. At one time in Florida notaries could actually ask the questions in a deposition, but then a court ruled they could not. There was lots of controversy at the time because the statute used to forbid notaries from was written many decades before the court and bar discovered the law barred notaries from asking questions in depositions.
In any event, in Florida do not ask questions in a deposition. Providing low cost alternative to lawyers is an extremely serious crime in Florida. |
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LindaH
Florida
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Posted - 09/14/2009 : 11:16:59 AM
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Hey PWinFL (Paul) -
Would you accept $.50 to take a deposition? LOL...oh my - I know I wouldn't .... awful lot of exposure there for $.50. Although I suppose 100 words could be taken up in the identification process and the oath...
Wow...$.50 - to the other Paul, that's why I started my post with "In FL.." - didn't realize you could take depo's in TX. And for what it's worth, for $.50 I wouldn't do them. TX needs to look at their fee schedule....yeesh..
MHO
Linda
www.notarydepot.com/notary/lindah
http://www.notary.net/websites/LindaHubbell
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PWinFL
Florida
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Posted - 09/14/2009 : 10:24:05 AM
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Taking depositions can be very involved. How much so, for a Texas notary is unclear. (See the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Chapter 39 Depositions And Discovery) Florida does not authorize notaries to take depositions so what others are saying is the way we work. I don't know what would be involved for you, Paul, but I'm sure the attorney that is hiring you will provide you with what is expected. It may be as simple as swearing in the deponent. But, I'm guessing it may be more than that.
If you do a Google search for "Taking Depositions", you will find lots of articles on how to take a good deposition, what new attorneys need to focus on, etc.
Never drive any faster than your guardian angel can fly.
I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida,
and I may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.
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Lee-AR
Arkansas
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Posted - 09/14/2009 : 08:16:44 AM
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Haven't done many as there isn't a lot of that type of business--at least here. However, couple years ago was offered $85 for 3 miles from home & perhaps 15 minutes on location--most of that was spent waiting for the phone call from the court. As previous poster said, you just ID them, state to court that you have done so, swear 'em in--and leave.
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PWinFL
Florida
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Posted - 09/14/2009 : 07:55:35 AM
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Texas notaries ARE authorized to take depositions.
"A Notary Public is a public servant with statewide jurisdiction who is authorized to take acknowledgments, protest instruments permitted by law to be protested (primarily negotiable instruments and bills and notes), administer oaths, take depositions, and certify copies of documents not recordable in the public records." (Source: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/edinfo.shtml)
The fee for "Taking the depositions of witnesses, for each 100 words" is a whopping 50ยข!
Never drive any faster than your guardian angel can fly.
I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida,
and I may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.
Visit us online at http://www.PAWnotary.com |
Edited by - PWinFL on 09/14/2009 12:16:34 PM |
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LindaH
Florida
1754 Posts |
Posted - 09/14/2009 : 05:36:41 AM
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In FL a notary is called when there is to be a telephone deposition. As a notary you're not really conducting the deposition - you meet with the person being deposed, check their ID, the teleconference is initiated, and you swear them in - done. There may or may not be a form provided by the attorneys for you to sign that you identified them and they are who they say they are.
Refer to your handbook for applicable fees. This work would probably be a minimal fee of whatever your handbook says you can charge for it plus a modest travel fee.
Linda
www.notarydepot.com/notary/lindah
http://www.notary.net/websites/LindaHubbell
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n/a
Texas
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Posted - 09/13/2009 : 10:40:09 AM
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Has anybody had experiance with depositions and can you make any money doing them?
Paul |
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