I am a paid employee for my husband’s business. Am I allowed to notarize my husband’s signature? — G.S., Pennsylvania
It depends. You may not perform a notarial act for a transaction or document in which your spouse has a direct or pecuniary interest (57 Pa.C.S. 304[b][1]). As an employee, you may perform a notarization for your company that is a party to the notarized transaction provided as the employee you don’t personally benefit from the transaction or receive a fee that is contingent on the transaction (57 Pa.C.S. 304[a][2].
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