What does a Notary Public verify?

[edprush]

I sold a 1964 Corvette to a guy in Maryland. I had it shipped out there by an enclosed semi-trailer.

When he gets the car he calls me and says the windshield is cracked.

I told him I would pay for it but I need verification that it is cracked.

He sent me a picture but I can't tell if what I see is glare or a crack.

Is it within the realm of responsibilites of a notary public to verify that there is a crack in the windshield? Let's say I fax to the guy that bought my car a form that asks for notarized verification that the windshield on the car with VIN number ####### is cracked--would a notary do that?

 

[Vette73]

All a notary does is make sure the person signing something is that person. They are juts a state witness for the most part.

My grandmother is one and has stamped things for friends. So no, he might know someone that will stamp anything put in front of them.

And if the windsheild is cracked, is that not something the shipping company would handle?

 

[pontifex]

yeah, how the hell did the window get cracked?

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
All a notary does is make sure the person signing something is that person. They are juts a state witness for the most part.

My grandmother is one and has stamped things for friends. So no, he might know someone that will stamp anything put in front of them.

And if the windsheild is cracked, is that not something the shipping company would handle?

They'll just say it was that way when they loaded it...it wasn't.

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: pontifex
yeah, how the hell did the window get cracked?

My guess is during the transport.

 

[Crono]

Maybe pay someone in Maryland to check it out?

 

[edprush]

Here is a definition I found of

notary public
n., pl. notaries public. (Abbr. NP)

A person legally empowered to witness and certify the validity of documents and to take affidavits and depositions.

So they do more then verify the person...they also verify the document is correct(?)

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: Crono
Maybe pay someone in Maryland to check it out?

Yeah, but who. That's why I was wondering if a notary would verify it in writing.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Ask him to take a better picture...? I mean...durrr!

 

[smack Down]

Why would someone lie that there windshield was broken???

 

[Deleted member 4644]

The basic answer is no, a notary public will not go to investigate a car window situation for you. I suggest having him take a better picture, from several angles. Also, contact the shipping company, it's at least worth a shot to see if they will pay for it.

 

[ahurtt]

Originally posted by: edprush
Here is a definition I found of

notary public
n., pl. notaries public. (Abbr. NP)

A person legally empowered to witness and certify the validity of documents and to take affidavits and depositions.

So they do more then verify the person...they also verify the document is correct(?)

No. They verify that a person is who they say they are and bear witness to that person signing a document. That is how I've utilized notaries in the past. They don't care what it is you are signing nor do they look over it and verify any correctness. They just make sure that the person signing on the dotted line is in fact who they claim to be.

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: LoKe
Ask him to take a better picture...? I mean...durrr!

It's not a gigantic crack (like my ex-girlfriend sported).

I want him to take it far enough away from the car so I can see the car in it too.

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: smack Down
Why would someone lie that there windshield was broken???

Because I'm gonna pay him $985 to fix it.

 

[edprush]

no·ta·ry public (`no-t?-re-)
n.

pl no·ta·ries public or notary publics[Latin notarius stenographer, from nota note, shorthand character]
A public officer who certifies and attests to the authenticity of writings (as deeds) and takes affidavits, depositions, and protests of negotiable instruments called also notary

So this definition from a legal dictionary is wrong too?

 

[Crono]

Maybe you can get a mechanic to certify that there is indeed a crack? I don't know, just spitting ideas out...

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: Crono
Maybe you can get a mechanic to certify that there is indeed a crack? I don't know, just spitting ideas out...

Nothing wrong with ideas...that's all I'm doing.

 

[edprush]

too bad there isn't a way to hire someone from ebay to do the verification...

 

[User1001]

why not pay the body shop directly instead.

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

Or look for a private investigator in the area to check it out. I doubt they'd charge a whole lot to drive by and look at a car.

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: User1001
why not pay the body shop directly instead.

I might. But I think he could more easily fake a body shop receipt than a notary seal.

 

[alien42]

pics of said corvette?

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: edprush

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
All a notary does is make sure the person signing something is that person. They are juts a state witness for the most part.

My grandmother is one and has stamped things for friends. So no, he might know someone that will stamp anything put in front of them.

And if the windsheild is cracked, is that not something the shipping company would handle?

They'll just say it was that way when they loaded it...it wasn't.

When a car is shipped they, shippiong company, have/need to document any and all damage. A cracked windsheild on a Corvette should have been noted. If not then they need to pay up.

 

[MrMaster]

Originally posted by: edprush

no·ta·ry public (`no-t?-re-)
n.

pl no·ta·ries public or notary publics[Latin notarius stenographer, from nota note, shorthand character]
A public officer who certifies and attests to the authenticity of writings (as deeds) and takes affidavits, depositions, and protests of negotiable instruments called also notary

So this definition from a legal dictionary is wrong too?

I'm a notary. I verify that the person signing is who they say they are. That is all you do. You are attesting to the authenticity of the writings beecause they signed it in front of you. You are not attesting to the validity of the document.

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: edprush

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
All a notary does is make sure the person signing something is that person. They are juts a state witness for the most part.

My grandmother is one and has stamped things for friends. So no, he might know someone that will stamp anything put in front of them.

And if the windsheild is cracked, is that not something the shipping company would handle?

They'll just say it was that way when they loaded it...it wasn't.

When a car is shipped they, shippiong company, have/need to document any and all damage. A cracked windsheild on a Corvette should have been noted. If not then they need to pay up.

I think I could get them to pay up because, as I pointed out to them, there wasn't a crack in the windshield prior to shipping and they didn't document a crack either.

The problem is that i will probably cost me more than $1000 to hire an attorney to put some heat on them.