Yes, as long as the notary is not a part of what is being notarized. That is, they have no personal interest in the matter.
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The person who may notarize documents is known as a notary public.
In the US, notary publics, attorneys, and certain government officials like county clerks or court clerks can officially notarize documents. Each state has its own rules and requirements for who can serve as a notary public.
A notary public does not notarize a document. He/she can notarize a signature.
In most states, YES. Only cannot notarize their own signature In many states, such as Florida and South Carolina, notaries public may not notarize signatures of themselves, their parents and grandparents, their siblings, or anyone else when the documents are in the interest of the notary (for example, a deed, a title or will in which the notary would be the beneficiary).
Not if they stand to profit from what they're notarizing (e.g., title).
A Notary Public doesn't get to pick and choose what documents they will notarize or not. If you are a notary and someone has come to you because you are a notary to get something notarized, unless the document or the signer's ID is in question, yes, you need to notarize it even if "you don't feel like it".
A notary public can notarize signatures for documents here in the U.S. However in some cases an individual that resides in Canada and will not have access to a notary public. Some legal documents requires a notary public and in that case I would advise the Canadian to go to the nearest American notary public (possibly an Embassy).
If that accountant is also a notary public, then yes.
Yes, a notary can typically notarize a document for a sibling, including a brother, as long as they are not a party to the transaction and do not have a financial interest in the document being notarized. The notary will still need to verify the brother's identity and witness the signing of the document in person.
No. A notary shouldn't notarize any instrument they may derive a benefit from. Further, they should not acknowledge their own signature. That document would be extremely vulnerable to challenges.
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