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Belinda
California
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 Posted - 06/04/2012 : 11:21:41 AM
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"Perhaps more notaries should remind their affiants that notarization is a formal legal procedure - and notarized "fibs" can result in having new, and often somewhat unfriendly roommates."
Ha ha Chuckle. You have a way with words. :o) |
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edelske
New York
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Posted - 05/28/2012 : 03:44:02 AM
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On the flip side:
It never ceases to amaze me of the reaction that I get when I tell clients that false statements to a notary are the crime of perjury.
Generally their mouths gap open a bit and they say: "Ya mean like lying in a courtroom?"
I remind them that they are "under oath" in both cases and there is absolutely no difference if the one giving the oath is the bailiff in the courtroom or the notary in their apartment.
"Gosh, holy cow" - "I never knew that" - is a common reaction.
Perhaps more notaries should remind their affiants that notarization, is a formal legal procedure - and notarized "fibs" can result in having new, and often somewhat unfriendly roommates.
Kenneth A Edelstein
Mobile Notary, Apostille / Legalization Processing & Fingerprinting
http://www.kenneth-a-edelstein.com |
Edited by - edelske on 05/29/2012 09:10:39 AM |
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TGS1985
California
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Posted - 05/22/2012 : 7:21:01 PM
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This reminds me of the time when I was notarizing a construction crew and one of the workers told me his friend used to be a notary until they took his commission away. I ask what he did. Apparently he was notarizing his own documents. /trumbone Waaa waaa waaaaaaa.
- Tyler -
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Edited by - TGS1985 on 05/28/2012 02:23:23 AM |
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jbelmont
California
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Posted - 04/09/2012 : 7:20:48 PM
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I got this from PAN's blog...
A former Franklin County notary pleaded guilty to perjury and forgery and was sentenced to pay more than $20,000 in restitution.
This lady aparantly notarized a fake codicil to a man's will and backdated it the day before he was killed in an automobile accident back in 2008. (how obvious can you make it). This notary must serve 24 months of probation with three months of intense supervision for the charge of perjury and two additional 24 month probationary terms.
This lady was charged with SEVEN other crimes that include two counts of tampering with public records / information and two counts of conspiracy to commit theft by deception.
The lady informed the judge that in January she was approached by the co-defendant to notarize fraudulent amendments to the deceased man's will, dating them the day before he was killed. The notary admitted that she knew she was violating the law when she notarized the documents. She also admitted to giving false information during a March 31st, 2009 deposition.
The co-defendent pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery and also the conspiracy to commit theft by deception. She got two years of probation for each charge of forgery and was ordered to pay $20,276.05 to the accident victem's wife.
This notary's notary commission was revoked, but the former notary claimed to have retired from the notary business in any case. She claimed that she couldn't do any more notary work anyway for HEALTH REASONS.
This would be perfect on the Jay Leno Show BTW... I bet she is allergic to the ink in the notary seal!
In any case, the moral of the story is:
Don't commit fraud, especially if it involves damages to a third party.
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