Disclaimer

I am not an attorney; therefore, by law I cannot explain or interpret the contents of any document, instruct you on how to complete a document, or direct you on the suitability of signing a particular document. By doing so, I would be engaging in the unauthorized practice of law, which is punishable by possible fine and/or confinement in jail. Questions about the documents should be addressed by an attorney, the title company, or the lender.

As a Notary Public, I may not:

1. perform acts, which constitute the practice of law;

2. prepare, draft, select, or give advice concerning legal documents;

3. use the phrase “notario” or “notario publico” to advertise notary services;

4. overcharge for notary public services;

5. notarize a document without the signer being in the notary’s presence;

6. notarize the notary’s own signature;

7. issue identification cards;

8. sign a notarial certificate under any other name than the one under which the notary was commissioned;

9. certify copies of documents recordable in the public records;

10. record in the notary’s record book the identification number that was assigned by the governmental agency or by the United States to the signer, grantor or maker and that is set forth on an identification card or passport; or any other number that could be used to identify the signer, grantor or maker of the document. (This does not prohibit a notary from recording a number related to the residence or alleged residence of the signer, grantor or maker of the document or the instrument.); or

11. using the translation into a foreign language of a title or other word, including "notary" and "notary public" in reference to a person who is not an attorney in order to imply that the person is authorized to practice law in the United States.