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Notary Bulletin

Do I Need To Make Three Journal Entries For Three Different People?

By NNA Staff on August 7, 2019

I am scheduled to notarize 11 documents for three people; do I need to make a journal entry for each signature? —M.S., California

Yes, a journal entry is required for each signature notarized on each document. So, if three people will be signing 11 separate documents, this would require 33 complete and separate journal entries.

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