When a new employee is hired to work remotely, a company may instruct the new hire to take the I-9 Form to a Notary for completion. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) uses the I-9 form to verify employment eligibility. Every employee in the United States must have one on…
A family friend attended one of our notary classes awhile back, passed the exam and became a successful notary for two full terms. She notarized for a private school where she worked as well as for the occasional parent. After 8 years, she called me and asked what she should…
We’ve all used Yelp at least once to search for restaurants when we’d like to try something new, but have you ever thought of listing your Loan Signing Agent business? Only 25% of Yelp’s businesses are restaurants, leaving the majority of listings in all other categories. Doing a search on Yelp…
Always on the mind of an entrepreneur is the question, “Where do I invest my marketing dollars?” Attending seminars, lectures and expos can expose you to strategies that might lead to increased revenue. The NPS staff attended the Small Business Expo last week in Los Angeles looking for effective marketing…
In 2017, California Notaries may accept Tribal cards as proper ID when performing a notarization. There are 562 federally recognized Indian tribes, bands, nations, pueblos, Rancherias, communities and Native villages in the United States according to Indian Nations. We looked to the Navajo Tribe for guidance to when identifying a tribal ID…
New Bill AB 2143 – Digital Notarizations at the County Recorder’s Office Assembly Bill 2143 will not affect the majority of Notaries in California but observing the acceptance of digital notarizations slow expanse speaks volumes. In the new year, more real property documents can be electronically notarized and will…
One of the most fundamental job functions of a Notary is identifying document signers, which can be achieved by using a credible witness or, more commonly, by checking an ID card. As residents of California, the 3 most common IDs presented to Notaries are CA Driver’s Licenses, CA State IDs,…
Happy Friday Notaries! Did you know that the Secretary of State has now issued a “Change of Address” Application that Notaries must fill out if they have changed their address? Alex Padilla has made the process super simple by creating this form, which closely follows the new application form. Instead…
Beginning January 1st, 2017, there will be three new forms of acceptable IDs when identifying a document signer. These are: Matricula consular cards issued by Mexican consulates The only states who currently accept matricula consular cards are Nevada and Illinois. These ID cards are issued to by the consulate in an immigrant’s…
Between our seminars and our on-going support system, we hear regularly from our Notaries wanting to know about e-notarizations; “are they legal?”, “how do we perform these notarizations?”, and “are they safe?”. Currently, there are no laws in California which specifically outline the legality of e-notarizations. It is not as…