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Hotline Tip: Administering An Oath

Hotline Tip: Administering An Oath

An oath or affirmation can be part of another notarial act, such as a jurat, or it may be a notarial act in its own right. Read how to administer one!

Candidate Checks Petitions Before Filing

Candidate Checks Petitions Before Filing

Gubernatorial hopeful Brian Moran paused before filing his candidacy petition. That’s because he discovered that state law had recently changed to require Notaries to use a seal.

City Steps Up As Personal Records Are Compromised

City Steps Up As Personal Records Are Compromised

Police in Lawrence are trying to figure out why two former Public School Department employees used city computers to run questionable background checks on Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, boxer Evander Holyfield, and actors Michael Chiklis, Hugh Laurie and Sela Ward.

Conference 2009: Opportunity, Education and Interaction

Conference 2009: Opportunity, Education and Interaction

The opportunities for America’s Notaries to act as identity managers will only grow as virtually every major industry recognizes the critical need to keep its most sensitive and valuable information secure. That was one of the key messages heard by the hundreds of Notaries, government officials and dignitaries who attended the National Notary Association’s 31st Annual Conference in Las Vegas last month.

Czech Terminal Patients May Soon Need Notarization To End Life

Czech Terminal Patients May Soon Need Notarization To End Life

Notaries often are present at important moments of life — from buying a home to getting children into the neighborhood school to making healthcare decisions in the event of an emergency. And if an activist group in this Central European nation has its way, Notaries will be present at one of the last moments in life for many.

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