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Notary Tidbit: Rules of Conduct

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A notary can:

  • Refuse to serve any customer without explanation
  • Notarize anywhere within the boundaries of Pennsylvania
  • Notaries for relatives if there is no direct or financial interest
  • Notarize for an employer
    • Permitted if you have no direct or financial interest
    • May receive a fee if not depended on completed transaction
    • Shareholders may notarize for publicly-traded companies

PAN Will No Longer Notarize for Gateway Center Employees

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Starting Friday, Feb. 28, the Pennsylvania Association of Notaries (PAN) will no longer notarize documents for Gateway Center employees.

We will notarize for PAN members only from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Gateway Center employees can use the services of these downtown Pittsburgh notaries:

Laurie J. Churma
Smart Form Inc.
900 Fifth Ave., 4th floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-281-9913

Michele J. Alexander
Jackson, Jackson & Jackson
355 Fifth Ave., Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-224-4022

Pamela L. Miljus
Action-Housing Inc.
425 Sixth Ave., Suite 950
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-281-2102, Ext. 2025

Jacqueline R. Dully
Jones Day
500 Grant Street, Suite 4500
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-294-7227

Deborah A. Blanchard
Alden Earl Bowen Esq.
310 Grant Street, Suite 1200
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-566-2520, Ext. 119

Jeffrey J. Bennett
Allegheny County Jail
950 Second Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-638-0491

State Addressing Translation of Notary Public to Foreign Languages

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The Pennsylvania Department of State is taking steps to address the potential for confusion when the term notary public is translated into a foreign language. [Read more…] about State Addressing Translation of Notary Public to Foreign Languages

Philadelphia Changes Deed Recording Requirements

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Philadelphia Records Commissioner Joan Decker held a meeting on Friday, Oct. 17, in Conversation Hall, Philadelphia City Hall to review the new city council legislation affecting the Records Department that became effective on Nov. 3. [Read more…] about Philadelphia Changes Deed Recording Requirements