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Notary question
I’ve always worked at companies that have an employee who is a notary public. If you start a survey business on your own, can you become a notary yourself? Probably a dumb question but I don’t know the rules yet.
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Check online with the Secretary of State Office for your geographic area.
Here are the requirements for Kansas for an example.
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Yes, you can.
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A notary cannot legally notarize a his own signature nor a document in which his name appears.
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I’m a notary in Vermont. There’s a good chance you or someone in your firm can become a notary in your state. But laws vary from state to state about whether an employee-notary can notarize a document that pertains to the company they work for. And as others have said, notarizing a document that the notary signed as a principal (e.g. corporate officer, surveyor, or survey technician) would not be allowed. Not so clear if the notary’s name appears but the notary didn’t sign it.
One exception is a state where a notary can certify a paper copy of a document that was notarized electronically. If the notary performed an act electronically and signed the document electronically as a notary, the same notary could print it out and certify the printout as a true copy.
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I know lawyers who are notaries, PE’s that are notaries, I don’t know any surveyors that are notaries, but there is no rule against it. You will have to pay attention to your state’s rules, but otherwise go for it.
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I was an NC notary for a bit years ago, but let it lapse. As I remember, you were not supposed to notarize anything that you had an interest in? I found this on a quick peruse…
https://www.notarypublicstamps.com/articles/why-notaries-cannot-notarize-their-own-documents/
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Why Notaries Cannot Notarize Their Own Documents
Notary laws in all states strictly prohibit notaries from notarizing their own documents or notarizing documents when the notary is named as a party to the underlying transaction, has a financial or beneficial interest in the transaction, or is a … Continue reading
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I am a notary and a PLS. I refuse to notarize any document that I am signing as a PLS, not only because it is illegal in Montana, but also because it is a blatant conflict of interest.
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@hi-staker thank you for posting this.
I’ve seen several recorded surveys for boundary line adjustments and small subdivisions; where the surveyor stamping and signing the document is also the notary stamping and signing the document.
Guess they figure it’s only going to be a problem if somebody makes it a problem. risky business in my book…
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