Recent content by Alima

My interpretation of Georgia law says it is illegal. There isn’t any training here so you have to find it and read it yourself, which I have done and is why I was not comfortable with it. Checked with the state they said you can do jail time. For whatever reason he thinks I am just being...

Thank you! Here's an alternative since you know your boss and know his signature, email him the document, have him print it out, sign it, scan it and email it back to you. It would then be a lot safer for you to notarize his signature. We tried this, he refused to do it.

He wants someone else to sign his name as he is out of town. My understanding is you can have someone sign on your behalf (with their own name) as long as there is a power of attorney. But in this case there isn’t a power of attorney. As the signer must be present and sign their name, it is my...

So if you know the signer of the document and you know they are not the person named on said document you can not notarize, correct?

Hello, My employer in Georgia believes it is legal for me to notarize his forged signature, because he gives me permission to. My understanding is the signer must sign their name in person. This signature would be his name signed by a third party without a POA. I believe this to be highly...