Archive for General Information

Does It Matter When Your Commission Expires?

Day in and day out we notarize documents. As a notary in the State of Texas the document is valid as long as the date it was signed and notarized is on or before the date your commission expires.  I never really gave it much thought but recent conversations with…

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So you need a notary, now what?

What Is The Procedure? 1. You need to know and understand what you are signing. I am not an attorney and I cannot draw up legal documents, explain their meaning or give you an opinion of them. 2. The signer and I must be in the presence of each other…

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Traveling Outside Plano, North Richardson and North Dallas

I do travel to places other than Plano, North Richardson and North Dallas but more often than not, the travel time is so much more costly it’s usually better to find someone closer to you. That being said, there are many reasons someone would rather pay the additional travel time…

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Signature By Mark

A person who cannot sign his or her name because of illiteracy or a physical disability may instead use a mark – an “X” for example – as a signature, as long as there are witnesses to the making of the mark. For a signature by mark to be notarized,…

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Signing A Document for an Individual with a Disability.

The Texas Secretary of State provides the following instructions for signing a document for an individual with a disability: A notary may sign the name of an individual who is physically unable to sign or make a mark on a document presented for notarization:   if directed to do so…

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