Extending VA Notary Hospitality to North Carolina

Extending VA Notary hospitality to North Carolina is possible. North Carolina requires that the notary's name be printed under the notary's signature. VA Notary Handbook states:
"If a notary’s handwriting is not legible, it is good practice to add his/her name, in printed form, under the signature. Please note that dark blue or black ink is preferred for recording purposes in court."

Consequentially, VA Notaries can extend notary hospitality to North Carolina on documents notarized in VA and going to North Carolina.

VA Standards for Copy Certification

This is from the Va Notary Handbook:
"Copy certification" means a notarial act in which a notary (i) is presented with a document that is not a public record; (ii) copies or supervises the copying of the document using a photographic or electronic copying process; (iii) compares the document to the copy; and (iv) determines that the copy is accurate and complete.
Va notaries can not do the following: The VA Notary Handbook states:
"Virginia notaries are not authorized to certify true copies of birth, death, or marriage certificates. Only the Division of Vital Records/Statistics may perform such a certification."
Do not expect me to certify an exact copy that I did not make or was not supervising the copying!!!!!!Do not call me if you are not prepared to follow the dictates set forth by the VA Notary Hand book!!!!!!!!!

Mystery Shopper Scam Alert for all people

I personally was confronted with on Craiglist dc I was sent 4 money orders made out for $850 each. I turned them over to the Fairfax Police Department VA. The sender wanted me to wire $3000 to them and evaluate the wire service and make a purchase at walmart. I determined that the money orders were not real!!!!!!!

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National Notary Now

Watch Out For Mystery Shopper Scams


National Notary Now Issue # 114 — January 2009

With times being leaner for everyone, many Notaries are looking for new kinds of work to supplement their incomes. However, the Nevada Attorney General’s office recently warned consumers about ads claiming to hire “mystery shoppers” that are actually a scam to cheat applicants.

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto recently issued an advisory about the scam, which hires victims to evaluate a money transfer service as “mystery shoppers.” The grifters send authentic-looking business or cashiers checks with a face value of up to several thousand dollars, then ask victims to deposit the checks into their accounts and wire a portion of the “funds” to a designated address while keeping the “balance” as payment. When the check inevitably bounces, consumers are out both the money they wired and any fees for the overdraft.

Examples of genuine mystery shopping involve activities such as visiting a business to perform normal activities like purchasing products and then providing feedback on the experience. To avoid scams, the Mystery Shopping Providers Association has a Web site (www.mysteryshop.org) with information on how to locate legitimate companies for work opportunities. The MSPA states on its site that legitimate companies will never promise large sums of fast cash or require consumers to pay an up-front fee to become a mystery shopper.

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Your Notary client has the mercer bacterial infection

Some notaries may decline to enter the room and leave without notarizing. No one will fault you. Mercer bacteria can be deadly and there are few antibiotics that will kill the bacteria. If you decide to enter the room, you need to take the following precautions:
1. Wash your hands before entering and after you you leave.
2.Put on disposable gloves before entering the room.
3, Put on a disposable gown.
4. Va does not require a log book signature - leave your notary book and supplies outside the room.
5. Put on a disposable mask and preferable a disposable cap.
6. Observe the signing after determining the identity of the individual and determining that the client understands what is being signed.AS you are leaving the room , remove mask, gown, gloves, and hat and place them in the proper receptacle.
7.Complete your notarization and stamping and entry into you book outside the room and make note why you did not have the client sign the book.
More info go to http://www.staph-infection-resources.com/faq.html#mercer

The School System is violating your client's civil rights?

During a notarization you discover that the local school system is possible violating the civil rights of your client in a non criminal manner. Do you call Va Dept of Education 1804-225-2618 Notaries are not Judge Judy, Dick Tracy, Raymond Burr, or Perry Mason. You complete the notarization: no further action is necessary!!!!!You refer the client to the Va Dept of Education where there is a person assigned to investigate civil rights violations!!!You can also refer them to the U.S. Department of Education:

The OCR National Headquarters is located at:

U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Customer Service Team
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100

Telephone: 1-800-421-3481
FAX: 202-245-6840; TDD: 877-521-2172
Email: OCR@ed.gov

Are Supervisors of Notaries Criminal liable for the criminal acts of the notaries they supervise?

US vs Park, 421 U.S. 658 (1975) http://supreme.justia.com/us/421/658/ held that supervisor of a lower echelon employee could be held liable for the criminal misconduct of the employee if the supervisor did not take corrective action once the supervisor discovered the misconduct. The decision only applies to criminal actions,not civil matters. Clearly supervisor of notaries need to be watchful of their notaries.However,this would also apply to a school district executive who failed to take corrective action once embezzlement was discovered by the executive. A Principal who discovers an Assistant Principal engaged in obstruction of justice or witness tampering would required to take corrective action to avoid criminal prosecution. Once state prosecutor discover this decision they could turn into pit bulls with law licenses when they are dealing with criminal misconduct of notaries and their supervisors who failed to take corrective actions of the criminal misconduct of the notaries they supervise!!!!
The VA Notebook says the following:
Liability of the Notary’s Employer
The employer of a notary may be civilly or criminally liable for certain acts.
The employer may be liable for damages caused by the notary’s official misconduct if:
The misconduct was performed as part of the notary’s employment
The employer knew about the misconduct, or should have known about it
Any employer who encourages, threatens, or otherwise intentionally causes an employee to violate the notary laws may be found guilty of a misdemeanor.

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.