Current through March 20, 2024
002.01 Document.
002.01(A) The Notarial certificate or
acknowledgement must be completed in its entirety including dates, state and
county of notarial act.
002.01(B)
Blank or incomplete documents should not be notarized.
002.01(C) Notaries Public may not post-date
or pre-date a document.
002.02 Seal.
002.02(A) Notaries Public must affix a clear
and legible impression of his or her stamp to a document. The seal and
signature may not be affixed over printed material or other signatures on the
document.
002.02(B) Notaries Public
must obtain a new seal each time the commission is renewed which includes the
new commission dates,
002.02(C)
Notary commissions are issued to an individual regardless of whether or not
another business or entity paid the notary application fee, bond, or
seal.
002.02(D) The seal should be
secured and only accessible by the Notary Public.
002.03 Signature.
002.03(A) The signature on the most recent
application, whether on an Initial Application for Notary Public Commission,
Renewal Application for Notary Public Commission or Notary Public Request to
Change Record, will be used for verification; therefore the Notary Public
should always sign consistently with his or her application signature.
002.04 Notaries Public
must be aware of the condition of the signor. Special attention should be given
when asked to notarize the signature of a minor child or persons that might not
have the capability of understanding the document that they are signing. If the
Notary Public reasonably believes the signor does not understand the document
they should refuse to notarize.
002.05 Notaries Public cannot refuse to
provide seivices on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex
(including pregnancy), disability, or marital status.
Citation; Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
64-101
through
64-118.
