What does a Notary Public verify?

[mrchan]

Originally posted by: 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.

Do it yourself. Call them daily, speak to supervisors, mangers, anyone, eventually they will... uh... crack.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: edprush
too bad there isn't a way to hire someone from ebay to do the verification...

we have them in the world of boating. They're called Marine Surveyors.

 

[Looney]

WTF? No a notary will not verify that for you. All a notary does is checks to make sure the person signing the paper, is the real person. An ID check pretty much.

 

[smack Down]

Originally posted by: 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.

Find a body shop you can pay directly. Or tell him to take better pictures.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: 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?

No, this is not something a notary does or will do. They witness documents and verify the identity(ies) of the signer(s). That's all they do.

<- has done two 4-year commissions as a notary

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: 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.

Do both (or all) of the parties involved with the document need to be there? I'm about to have a bill of sale notarized, but the seller lives in NY and I'm near Boston

 

[geno]

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