By
David Thun
With California’s new certificate law now in effect, Notaries in the Golden State are likely to encounter documents that include outdated notarial wording. If you are presented a document with the old, non-compliant wording, consider these solutions:
By
Laura Biewer, Updated April 7, 2025
As with just about any profession, creating a successful mobile Notary business requires hard work — every day.
By
David Thun
A variety of providers offer training for new and renewing Notaries; but before you sign up it’s a good idea to make sure their course offerings meets these criteria.
By
Bill Anderson
Guiding Principle 9 of the Notary Signing Agent Code of Conduct states: “The Notary Signing Agent will always act in a responsible manner towards contracting companies and parties to the transaction.”
By
David Thun
2014 was an active year for new Notary laws, with 28 states updating their notarial statutes. Here’s a look at three significant legislative trends that impacted Notaries during the past twelve months.
By
Kelle Clarke
If there’s a lesson to be learned from the recent, high-profile hacks of Sony Pictures and various celebrity cloud accounts, it’s that data protection is a huge concern for everyone and their mothers — and mobile Notaries.
By
NNA Staff
On January 1, a new California law takes effect that requires Notaries to use new certificate wording. Here are five important facts you need to know about the new certificate law.
By
David Thun
We reached out to our Notary Signing Agent community to ask what qualities they look for in a printer. Here are 4 of the most common responses.
By
David Thun
Maryland officials will be launching a pilot program next spring in Baltimore County to electronically record land documents.
By
David Thun
Anyone with experience can tell you that notarization is a tricky job — even for one of TV’s smartest Notary characters, Sheldon Cooper of the comedy “The Big Bang Theory.”