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Hotline Tip: Certifying An Event

Hotline Tip: Certifying An Event

Notaries often are asked to certify that certain events or actions have occurred, but this is not the usual notarial act. What do you do?

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.

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