it reads "a Notary Public in and for the state of Washington, duly commissioned and sworn" It should have California not Washington. Is it ok to change that word with a pen and just cross out the wrong state?
2007-03-06 02:59:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
the mistake came from the Lawyers not the notary
2007-03-06 03:08:03 · update #1
Where it just a matter of a word being left out i.e. the, with, therefore etc., or correcting the spelling of a word...you could change with a pen and initial the change. It being a totally different State...I'd check with the Notorizing office on this as it's a very different error and one that should be authorized or at least an addendum drawn up to assure there are no legaleze problems later.
2007-03-06 03:05:54 · answer #1 · answered by dustiiart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From your question, it appears that you are the individual needing the document notarized, and not the notary performing the service, yes?
You may certainly request that your lawyer redraft the document reflecting the correct venue (State and county in which the document is signed), but that is not necessary.
The change can be made legally by placing a single line (in ink) through "Washington", and clearly printing the correction above or next to it. If this is in the portion where the Notary will sign and stamp (as it sounds from your description), then the notary can make this correction and initial next to it. If it is above or in the body of the form near the signer's signature area, the signer should initial as well.
2007-03-06 13:12:12 · answer #2 · answered by Joy L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, especially since it has to do with the Notary and not anything you are attesting to.
If the Notary initials the change , yes.
Mind you since it is such a small error, I would try calling the Notary and asking if they authorize you to correct the error. They will probably agree as it is a minor clerical error and does not change the content of the affidavit or certified document or whatever it is.
Lemme guess....the documents came from Washington and you are in California???
LOL...to be honest I do that sometimes when sending doc's out of my province.
2007-03-06 11:07:27 · answer #3 · answered by elysialaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually in changing a legal document like that, you simply make a single line through the mistake and then write the correction in. Then the person who made the correction, who should one of the people who signed the document, should initial the correction.
You could also have the lawyer re-type the document and pay for any extra charges incurred for his/her mistake.
BTW, AAA usually notarizes for free if you're a member, depending on what you need notarized.
2007-03-06 11:15:30 · answer #4 · answered by Uther Aurelianus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should return the document to the notary who provided you the service and ask they correct the problem at not cost to you!
2007-03-06 11:03:17 · answer #5 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, make the notary correct the mistake.
2007-03-06 11:04:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you change the document it will be invalid.
2007-03-06 11:04:36 · answer #7 · answered by withluv7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋