Notary Public?

[jujubees]

So I'm bussing to work this morning, when this nutjob gives me his business card and tells me that I should get "all of my family & friends to see him." I initially thought he was implying some sort of immigration issue, and I was gonna give him a swift kick in the jimmy, until I saw that his card said "notary public."

What exactly does a notary public do? I thought that they just served as witnesses to document signings, and they have those cool stationery embossers.

Any answers from the G|A? panel of worldly experts?

[DoPeY5007]

Originally posted by jujubees
I thought that they just served as witnesses to document signings

that's all I have used dem fer

[hoey222]

Originally posted by jujubees
I was gonna give him a swift kick in the jimmy, "notary public."

LOL


my wife is a notary - thats all she does really as a notary. witness document signings and has one of those cool embosser thingys.

[JPR]

Being that I am a notary through work I can tell you its nothing special. All we do is witness signatures. The cool thing is that it does make me a few dollars on the side but not much.

[Jenny]

According to www.notarypublic.com :

A notary republic is:

A responsible person appointed by state government to witness the signing of important documents and administer oaths. This person must meet the requirements established by each state government for the appointment of a Notary Public. Generally a notary public is considered a "public official". A notary public can not give legal advice. However, in Civil Law jurisdictions, notaries public (isn't that odd? lol) have many more powers and authority than in Common Law jurisdictions.

In many Civil Law jurisdictions in the world the notaries are in fact attorneys who have practiced law for a required number of years and passed an additional bar exam. However, in the United States, only Louisiana has Civil Law non-attorney/notaries who are appointed by the Governor. Louisiana is the ONLY state that does not require their non-attorney notaries to be an attorney in order to be commissioned as CIVIL LAW NOTARIES and they have broad civil powers recognized internationally.

[mcs328]

That's all she has to do? Just witness a document signing and just squeeze the handle and presto...her job is done? Does it pay decent? Man...I picked the wrong industry...dang you Oracle!!!

[WhiskeyPapa]

That is so funny. I never knew anyone did that as a business! I thought it was just something they made bank employees do...

[Jenny]

Originally posted by Jenny
According to www.notarypublic.com :

A notary republic is:

A responsible person appointed by state government to witness the signing of important documents and administer oaths. This person must meet the requirements established by each state government for the appointment of a Notary Public. Generally a notary public is considered a "public official". A notary public can not give legal advice. However, in Civil Law jurisdictions, notaries public (isn't that odd? lol) have many more powers and authority than in Common Law jurisdictions.

In many Civil Law jurisdictions in the world the notaries are in fact attorneys who have practiced law for a required number of years and passed an additional bar exam. However, in the United States, only Louisiana has Civil Law non-attorney/notaries who are appointed by the Governor. Louisiana is the ONLY state that does not require their non-attorney notaries to be an attorney in order to be commissioned as CIVIL LAW NOTARIES and they have broad civil powers recognized internationally.

Oh, and my mother-in-law is one and yeah, like everyone said, she's never done anything but witness signings & stamp things. lol

[Jenny]

Originally posted by kb0wwp
That is so funny. I never knew anyone did that as a business! I thought it was just something they made bank employees do...

I'm not sure most people do it as a business...most are a side thing. Like, my mother-in-law is the financial secretary of our church and just does this on the side.

[jujubees]

Thanks everyone!

Okay, so he was just trying to make more money. Wouldn't it have been better business sense to pass out the card to everyone on the bus, though? *sigh*

[JPR]

Before a sub-contractor can recieve his/check at my job they must a "Lein Waiver Affidavit" (sp?) staitng that they will not file a lien on the property they were working sicne they have been payed. Then I have to notarized the thing which states I saw them sign it. As for making a living doing this that seems a little tough considering the State of Texas sets the fees at which I can charge. I think the most I can charge is something like $7 for a certain form.

[kame]

I use to get my legal document done at this dry cleaner....

I drop off my dirty shorts and bring my doc's. Very very nice....

~sim

[Markel]

Many workplaces always have someone on staff who is a notary public. It's pretty convenient when I can just run upstairs to Hank and have him notarize something for me.

[theorangeone]

my dad's a notary and i keep meaning to fill out the forms so i can be one too. one of these days i'll get around to doing it.

i'm also good at witnessing documents where more than witnesses need to be present. ahh the fun of having a father who writes wills.

[WhiskeyPapa]

Originally posted by jujubees
Okay, so he was just trying to make more money. Wouldn't it have been better business sense to pass out the card to everyone on the bus, though? *sigh*

Is it possible he was subtly hitting on you, and by handing you his business card, he was actually giving you his phone number?

[jujubees]

Originally posted by kb0wwp
Is it possible he was subtly hitting on you, and by handing you his business card, he was actually giving you his phone number?

Note my use of the word "nutjob." He was wearing a toga/skirt, a checkered blazer, and some random rags around his neck. He was also 70, if a day. So umm NO!

[Cantacuzene]

Ofcourse no one knows any American notaries that do special things, because every state except Louisiana is common law. Only those creoles and cajuns have civil law.