A Notary Signing Agent in California WILL:

The listed notarial acts help to prevent fraud by establishing that the person intended to sign a document is the person actually signing. This person has been found to agree to a contract or swear to an affidavit willingly. The person signing hadn’t been strong armed, but is willingly signing because they have made a decision to do so, personally. The documents are completed, therefore they cannot be “filled in” with other verbiage unbeknownst to the signers after signing.  Fingerprints and notarial records will add as proof of what took place at a signing if ever there was a dispute. The listed acts protect everyone involved, providing safety to the transaction and validity to the signed document.

• affirm a signer is present

• identify the signer by active government-issued ID or credible witnesses

• affirm competence among signers, assuring they are of sound mind

• affirms willingness among signers, ensuring that no one has been coerced

• record information about the signers and their documents within the notarial journal

• take the signer’s fingerprints as an identifying record within the notarial journal

• administer oaths or affirmations

• acknowledge for completeness within the documents to be signed

• attach a notarial certificate to a document with a seal

• adhere to the laws of the state of California