Archive for October, 2008

Notaries Are Not Collection Agents

Posted by PAN in Know-How on October 30th, 2008

It’s not a notary’s responsibility to act as a collection agent of unpaid or overdue bills for a company or business entity. So placing your notarial seal on a final notice doesn’t give the document any legal authority. Read the rest of this entry »

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Dowd Discusses ID Theft at York Paralegal Meeting

Posted by PAN in General on October 22nd, 2008

Brian Dowd of PAN’s Business Development office discussed identity theft at the monthly meeting of the York County Paralegal Association held at the York County Bar Association office.

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Screening Document Signers: A Notarial Dilemma

Posted by PAN in Know-How on October 14th, 2008

Notaries provide assurance to the receiver of a notarized document that the signer personally appeared, was properly identified, took an oath or gave an affirmation and signed in the presence of the notary.

The notary’s testimony to these facts, in the form of the notary’s signature and stamp, authenticates the document and helps prevent fraud. Read the rest of this entry »

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Enjoa Team to Stop Software Support

Posted by PAN in General on October 13th, 2008

The Electronic Notary Journal of Official Acts (Enjoa) made its debut with much fanfare in 2003. Billed as a new system that would broaden the use of digital signatures in the U.S., the $550 hardware-software package allowed notaries to save a digital record of a signature, thumbprint and digital photograph of an individual requesting a notarial act. Read the rest of this entry »

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