Contact the agency that issued your notary certificate, they will have state specific information for you along with what steps to follow.
You can also try the National Notary Association for more information: www.nationalnotary.org (they have an 800# and you don't have to be a member to ask questions!).
Bank of America does offer notary services. Notary services at Bank of America are free of charge to customers of the bank. Notary services are available during normal bank hours.
Generally in the United States, if the signing of a document requires a witness, it should state that it needs to be notarized. To have a document notorized is to have a Notary Public confirm by his/her seal that he/she witnessed the signing of the document and confirmed the signer's identification. (So never sign a document before taking it to be notarized, because the Notary Public has to witness the signing.) (Sorry, I don't know how or if it is done differently outside the US.)
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Depending on the state, you can become a notary as long as you do not have a felony record and you can be bonded. You may have to take a short course on the rules and regulations but it is fairly simple. Check to see if your state has a website and look up "notaries" for more information. ___ Surely, one already has to be an attorney before one can become a notary?
It is okay to do it in most circumstances, but it is questionable if the document benefits the notary. Such as notarizing a quit claim deed to the benefit of the notary would not be a good thing.
In many states, a notary stamp is the notary seal. In general, people use "notary seal" as a reference to an embossing/raised seal. However, some states require notaries to use stamps rather than embossers, and in these areas it is common to refer to the stamp as a "notary seal".
Yes. As a notary I have a seal and a stamp that I use when I notarize papers. It is sent to a notary once they have gone through a fingerprint check and giving an oath.
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No, not unless it's referring to something like the Notary Seal.
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Describe, or define "realign" (???)
In the U.S., the notary's stamp or seal is affixed next to their signature or immediately underneath their signature, in the appropriate notarial certificate. Notaries can not simply "sign and stamp" without appropriate notary wording already provided on the document.
It was the year the Illinois State Seal was designed. Illinois became a state in 1818.
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The Secretary of State is the keeper of the great seal of the State of Illinois.
No, this is not allowed. It would be a conflict of interest. The notary should be well aware of this, otherwise they have not been adequately trained in their responsibilities as a notary.
You have to go to a notary public, present ID, and then sign the document in the presence of the notary public. Then the notary public attaches his/her seal to the document, and signs it. There will be a fee for the service, however, many banks have free notary services for their customers.