A notary public may charge a fee of $2.00 for administering an oath or affirmation or for taking an acknowledgment or proof of execution. Unless otherwise authorized by law, a notarial fee may not exceed this amount.
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A New York State notary can refuse to notarize a document if he or she believes the document is fraudulent or that the signatory has not established his or her identity to the satisfaction of the notary, or if the signatory has not paid the $2 fee. A notary cannot refuse to notarize a document for discriminatory reasons.
If the Notary's name appears anywhere in the body of the document that they are asked to notarize, they may not notarize the document due to the appearance of a conflict of interests.
A Notary in New York should not notarize the Birth Certificate. If a person needs a copy, they should go to the Dept. of Vital Statistics for a copy. NotaryTrainer.com
If a resident of New York has an official Pennsylvania document on which their signature must be notarized AND they are in New York at the time, the New York Notary CAN notarize the form. Just because it is a Pennsylvania form does not mean that a Pennsylvania Notary must perform the task.
The notary stamp has no affect on the validity of the document. A notary is typically appointed for a period of a few years. No one has to go and get all their documents 're-notarized' to keep them valid.
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As long as the document is signed in his/her presence, a notary can notarize just about anything. However, notarizations should not be performed by a notary public who is a party to the instrument or financially or beneficially interested in the transaction. The facts in each situation will determine whether the notary's action was proper.
A New York notary can notarize anything executed in New York. They cannot do so in another state.
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Yes. A Notary Public is verifying that you are who you represent yourself to be. You will be asked for photo ID, and likely to sign the document in front of the Notary. The Notarized document only verifies that it was signed by the person it was supposed to go to. It does not validate terms or legality in any other way.
Laws vary by jurisdiction, but in New York state, by way of example, a person whose signature is notarized must physically appear before the notary public.
In New York State, a notary public can notarize the signatures of witnesses to a will, as long as the notary is not one of the witnesses and does not stand to benefit from the will. It is important for the notary to ensure that the witnesses acknowledge their signatures in the notary's presence.