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NNA Makes New Online Course for Employers of Notaries

The National Notary Association recently announced that a new online course for managers, supervisors, and employers of notaries will soon be available. The aim of the course is to reduce an organization’s liability risk due to notary errors or misconduct. […]

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Notarizing Last Wills and Testaments

Wills are extremely important documents that establish how an individual’s assets will be dealt with after his or her death. Notaries can notarize wills if they are knowledgeable about the practice. However, if the notary public is not experienced with […]

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What’s the Difference between eSignatures, eNotarization, Webcam Notarization, and iClose

All these terms sound misleadingly similar, but they can serve different purposes. You should know what they mean if you are considering looking to find a notary – especially online public notary services. Here are some simple definitions for you […]

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Georgia Youth Detention Center Manager Arrested for Forgery

The business manager of the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center has been arrested on 9 counts of notary forgery.  She was charged with making false acknowledgements or oaths as a notary public. The manager, Lakita Edwards, forged a detention center […]

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New Jersey Cracks Down on Notary Fraud

State officials are combatting the problem of notaries fraudulently providing immigrants with legal services that they are not qualified to do in their capacity as notary public.  As a result of these frauds, immigrants often lose money, or, in the […]

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NNA Enacts Protection Program for Alabama Notaries

In Alabama, the National Notary Association has implemented the Trusted Notary Protection program, which is meant to help Alabama notaries abide by a new law that increases their risk of liability while it increases public protections. Alabama increased the mandatory […]

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