Bus Company Gets a New Bus

VA DMV does not require notarization of sale of a vehicle unless it is a gift transaction or the price is below book value. However, private companies may require proof of delivery of a bus. In my recent experience both delivery agent and company representative had to do a jurat on a document certifying delivery of the new bus.

What happens when the notary finds you lied

Lying to a VA notary is a serious matter. Notaries are authorized to do a jurat which includes asking the client to affirm the truthfulness of statements in the document. As stated earlier in the blog, notaries are not Dick Tracy, Perry Mason, or Trag. VA Notary office stated today they do not have jurisdiction over the perjury issue; law enforcement has jurisdiction. Va State Police or the police in the jurisdiction of the alleged perjury would have authority to investigate perjury. As stated earlier in the blog, the former Mayor of Detroit went to jail because he lied to a Michigan Notary. Clearly, if a notary discover perjury after the jurat, a report to the parties effected needs to be made. However,it is the sole responsibility of the parties to contact authorities such as the Va State Police or magistrate.If the offense were to trigger a federal crime, it is the sole responsibility of the parties to contact a federal magistrate.

Stating opinion not endorsed by the majority of citizens is not perjury. If President of the Flat Earth Society were to appear before a VA Notary and do a jurat stating the earth is flat, this would not be perjury. Clearly the client honestly thinks the world is flat.

If a person brings a document claiming ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge, this document should not be notarized.

I am now a notary instructor

I was hired to to teach some potential notary students the abc of the Va Notary Handbook and related items. New notary candidates and current notaries seeking re-appointment can down load the application, fill it out, and go to any notary to get a jurat and send the application and the check in with the application. You select what Court you want to pick up your appointment. In the application it made very clear what is good notary practice. You are required to do a jurat at the time of the application and you are again sworn in when you pick up your commission. All notaries to read the application very carefully!!!

When does VA DVM require notarization?

Normally, VA DMV does not require notarization for transfer of a title.However when you are buying a vehicle and paying less than the blue book value, you need go to a VA notary to get a jurat statement indicating the price you paid. Remember never lie to a VA notary. If you make a false sworn statement to a VA notary you are subject to criminal charge of perjury. Generally, if I get a call about VA DMV I am not needed. However in the case of PA and MD DMV a notary is needed if the vehicle is sold in VA

Virginia Notaries do not write or produce divorce documents!!

Non-lawyer notaries are not allowed to produce or write divorce documents. However, notaries are authorized to do jurats affidavits regarding divorces and acknowledgments on property settlements. Both the law library at City of Alexandria Circuit Court and Fairfax sell a $10 kit for uncontested divorces. Notaries can also notarize documents involving proof of service by a process server. However, the notary can not be the process server and notarize the document. I strongly recommend anyone using these kits to have the final document reviewed by a licensed member of the VA Bar. Mediation of divorce issues is recommended; the mediator can not notarize the agreement. People who are being threatened with divorce are encourage to get involved with marriage encounters.http://www.wwme.org/new.html>Sometimes one partner will sent a torpedo into a marriage that destroys the marriage.Think of yourself as fighter pilot hit by a enemy rocket;press the ejection button for both pilots. Get on another airplane with another co-pilot!!! . Do not get angry, get a divorce!!!!!

DO NOT LIE TO A NOTARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VA Notaries are authorized to take sworn statements from individuals and document that the person has affirmed the statements under oath. Willfully lying to a notary while under oath is a crime. Furthermore, lying during a deposition when you have sworn to tell the truth is a crime. The former mayor of Detroit has been convicted because he lied to a notary. A notary is not a dude with a stamp.The notary is a public official appointed by the Governor for a specific term.

Jurat vs Deposition The Role of Notary

By administering the oath to a client, you are establishing the fact that the client was sworn in while affirming the truthfulness of the document.If you have any questions on the truthfulness of the proposed signer, you are obligated not to proceed. Intentionally doing a jurat when you believe the document is false could make you a target for the pit bulls with law licenses (federal prosecutors). Administering the oath during a deposition does not create that liability. The witness can proceed to say the earth is flat, the moon is made of cheese and martians are living in his woodpile at his house. The notary is not Judge Judy, Raymond Burr, Dick Tracy, or John Wayne. The sole responsibility is the respective counsel to deal with witness conduct