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Notary Public - What You Should Know About Using a Notary Seal

By Gail Leino

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Published: 23Feb2012
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In the local big cities and surrounding areas there are a large number of notaries that provide traveling notary service to companies and individuals. During these times of service, they sometimes come in contact with a document that is in need of a notary seal or embossed seal. While a traveling Notary Public's have this ability to do so, they need to understand what rules are in place when completing a transaction such as this.

A traveling Notary Public will be able to use their seal only if the California secretary of state has issued a certificate indicating that they can use seals or embossing's to correlate with their notary services. When a seal is used, it needs to be clear and legible. It also needs to correspond with what the secretary of state has issued to the manufacturer for producing seals. The notary seal must have the following characteristics about it: Be photographically reproduced when adhering to a document, must contain the state seal with "Notary Public", contain the expiration date of the notary and the name of the notary as seen on the commission, have the identification number associated with the notary, the seal number and be a circle no greater that 2 inches or a rectangle no greater than 1.5 inches in length.

Some common documents where a fingerprint is used instead of a seal are a deed, power of attorney, quitclaim deed and more. Fingerprints are common when it comes to a traveling Notary Public because California has put in place very strict anti-fraud measures. Another anti-fraud measure includes not being able to notarize a document that is not all the way filled out or one that has blanks. This measure as made California one of the most reliable notary public available in the United States.

A Notary Public will not use a seal often and is only required in a few circumstances. In fact, when using a seal, a stamp and signature is also required to accompany the seal. This is yet another extra protection that California has put in place to stop illegal use of a notary seal, stamp or authorization. It is important that a mobile or stationary notary public proceed with the steps for placing a seal on the document completely. If a document is not sealed correctly, the whole document is unverified and not applicable. Also, the county recorder will not process the document.

Traveling Notary Public comes to your location to sign legal documents: Trusts, Power of Attorney, Health Care Directive, Deeds, etc. Save gas and time; mobile notary public to your office, hospital or home. Call 1-800-aNotary (800) 266-8279 for 24 emergency service Wilmington Notary Public Wilmington notary public service.

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