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Notary Tidbit: Rules of Conduct

January 27, 2017 by PAN

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

Filed Under: General Tagged With: notaries, notarize, notary

PAN Will No Longer Notarize for Gateway Center Employees

February 19, 2014 by PAN

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

Filed Under: Announcement Tagged With: Gateway Center employees, Gateway Centers, notarize, PAN

Be in the Know About Errors and Omissions Insurance

February 21, 2013 by PAN

Audrey, a Pennsylvania notary received a telephone call from a loan broker she knew who asked her to notarize loan documents for a couple who wanted to refinance their loan. [Read more…] about Be in the Know About Errors and Omissions Insurance

Filed Under: Bonds & Insurance Tagged With: attorney fees, Errors and Omissiosn Insurance, lawsuit, loan documents, notarize, notary, notary bond, PAN

Former DocX CEO Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire, Mail Fraud

December 6, 2012 by PAN

A Georgia woman who headed DocX pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud in a case that tied back to the robo-signing scandal and the mishandling of thousands of mortgage documents. [Read more…] about Former DocX CEO Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire, Mail Fraud

Filed Under: General Tagged With: conspiracy, DocX, mail fraud, notarize, wire fraud

State Addressing Translation of Notary Public to Foreign Languages

February 10, 2009 by PAN

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

Filed Under: General Tagged With: department of state, notarial acts, notario publico, notarize, notary, notary law, notary public, notary public services, Pennsylvania, pennsylvania association of notaries, power, unauthorized practice of law

Philadelphia Changes Deed Recording Requirements

November 4, 2008 by PAN

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

Filed Under: General Tagged With: affidavits, council legislation, fraud protection, fraudulent documents, law, law enforcement, liability, mortgage documents, mortgage fraud, notarize, notary, notary public, Pennsylvania, philadelphia city hall, philadelphia county, property owner, registered mail, submitter, submitters, title company, title insurance companies, title insurance company

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