Prohibited
Acts
THE
SECTION BELOW PROVIDES A NOTARY PUBLIC WITH A LIST OF PROHIBITED
ACTS THAT A NOTARY PUBLIC MAY NOT DO IN CARRYING OUT THE DUTIES OF
THE NOTARY’S OFFICE. IF A NOTARY PUBLIC PERFORMS ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING ACTS, THE NOTARY MAY BE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION,
CIVIL LIABILITY, AND THE REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE NOTARY’S
NOTARY PUBLIC COMMISSION.
- Notary Public
may not:
- Perform acts,
which constitute the practice of law;
- Prepare, draft,
select, or give advice concerning legal documents;
- Use the phrase "notario" or "notario
publico" to advertise notary services;
- Overcharge for
notary public services;
- Notarize a document
without the signer being in the notary’s presence;
- Notarize the
notary’s own signature;
- Issue identification
cards;
- Sign a notarial
certificate under any other name than the one under which the notary
was commissioned; or
- Certify copies
of documents recordable in the public records.
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