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	<title>PA Notary Blog &#187; Know-How</title>
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		<title>A Handy Checklist for Notarizing</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2009/04/a-handy-checklist-for-notarizing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2009/04/a-handy-checklist-for-notarizing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a new notary, you may get flustered when a customer approaches you about notarizing a document. It takes practice to remember what to ask, what to check, what to record and what to charge. To keep yourself on track to a smooth notarization, follow these guidelines.]]></description>
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		<title>When It Comes to Redacting Should You?</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2009/04/when-it-comes-to-redacting-should-you/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2009/04/when-it-comes-to-redacting-should-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To redact or not to redact, that is the question. Redacting is quite simply the process of hiding information in a document. A redacted document, such as a notarial register, has had personal information deleted or blacked out for privacy or security reasons.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Self-Employment Tax</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2009/01/understanding-self-employment-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Know-How]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business expenses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal tax forms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gross income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[net earnings]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.notary.org/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As an independent contractor or sole proprietor of a notary or signing agent business, it's important to understand self-employment (SE) tax. ]]></description>
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		<title>Stolen Seal a Prize for Any Thief</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2008/12/stolen-seal-a-prize-for-any-thief/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2008/12/stolen-seal-a-prize-for-any-thief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Know-How]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notary seal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notary stamp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theft]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.notary.org/?p=297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An unlocked vehicle sitting in a driveway or parking lot is a tempting prize for a thief.

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		<title>Spotting a Forgery</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2008/12/spotting-a-forgery/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2008/12/spotting-a-forgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[forgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photo ID card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[validation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.notary.org/?p=288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's been eight years since the federal government cracked down on Web sites that offered templates for fake drivers' licenses. ]]></description>
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		<title>Notaries Are Not Collection Agents</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2008/10/notaries-arent-collection-agents/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2008/10/notaries-arent-collection-agents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[acknowledgment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[delinquent accounts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[overdue bills]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.notary.org/?p=241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not a notary&#8217;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&#8217;t give the document any legal authority. However, if a customer wants a final notice notarized so it can be entered in the public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Screening Document Signers: A Notarial Dilemma</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2008/10/screening-document-signers-a-notarial-dilemma/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2008/10/screening-document-signers-a-notarial-dilemma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[capacity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comprehension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interacting with customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notarial procedure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[testimony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transaction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[witnessing signature]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.notary.org/?p=191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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. 
]]></description>
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		<title>Notary, Witness or Both?</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2008/09/notary-witness-or-both/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2008/09/notary-witness-or-both/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Know-How]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acknowledgments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affiant]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making a will]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[unauthorized practice of law]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.notary.org/?p=145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["Can I act as both the notary and the witness?" is a question that many notaries ask PAN's Customer Service Representatives.

Notarizing one's own signature is prohibited, yet on some forms you can act as both the notary and the witness. How so?]]></description>
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		<title>The Consequences of Failing to Keep a Register</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2008/09/the-consequences-of-failing-to-keep-a-register/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2008/09/the-consequences-of-failing-to-keep-a-register/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Know-How]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronological record]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[department of state]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[false information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[falsification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notarial act]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[suspensions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.notary.org/?p=122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When a complaint is filed against a notary, what do officials from the Department of State check first?]]></description>
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		<title>Quitting Your Job? Take Your Notarial Register With You</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2008/09/quitting-your-job-take-your-notarial-register-with-you/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2008/09/quitting-your-job-take-your-notarial-register-with-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[oath]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are leaving your job, don't forget to take your notarial register with you.]]></description>
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