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Notarizing Documents This includes signed documents or electronic records and requires the notary to ensure the signer's identity and willingness to sign. Documents must include the following: Text committing the signer in some way. An original signature of the signer, not a photocopy (if a signature is required)

Most commonly, notary publics are needed to act as a witness to certify or attest signatures and documents. This includes signed documents or electronic records and requires the notary to ensure the signer's identity and willingness to sign.

A notary public who has a direct or indirect financial (or other beneficial) interest in a document may not notarize such a document. The better practice is not to notarize for a spouse or family member in order to preserve the integrity of the notarization and to prevent a challenge to the notarization.

For a notary commissioned by the Secretary of State, the stamp MUST include: (1) name, (2) the words ?Notarial Seal? and ?Iowa?, (3) the words ?Commission Number? followed by your commission number, and (4) the words ?My Commission Expires? followed by the expiration date or a blank line to write in the date.

California. California law states that a Notary who has a direct financial or beneficial interest in a transaction may not perform any notarial act in connection with that transaction (GC 8224).

May I notarize a document in which I have an interest? Pursuant to Iowa Code section 9B. 4, a notary is prohibited from performing a notarial act with respect to a record the notary or notary's spouse is a party of has a direct beneficial interest. Such a notarial act is voidable.