Does a document in a loan package that does not require notarization have to be entered in the Notary journal? — D. S., Washington
No; you only must make a journal entry for the notarial acts you perform. See RCW 42.45.180: “A notary public shall maintain a journal in which the notary public chronicles all notarial acts that the notary public performs.”
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