To become a notary in Michigan, you must: 1- Be 18 years of age or older. 2- Be a Michigan resident or maintain a place of business in Michigan. 3- Be a U.S. citizen or possess proof of legal presence. 4- Be a resident of, or maintain a principal place of business in, the county where you request your appointment.
At the time of notarization, the following requirements must be met: Everyone who needs to sign the document must be present - at the same time. Everyone signing the document must have a current Driver's License, State ID, or a valid U.S. Passport. The document must be completely filled out – no blank spaces.
To notarize a pre-signed document in Indiana, the signer must appear before the notary, confirm their identity and their signature on the document, and acknowledge signing voluntarily. The notary then completes a notarial certificate.
On this DAY day of MONTH, YEAR, before me, NOTARY'S NAME, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared NAME OF SIGNER(S), personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that ...
Yes. While using a remote notarization system/platform a notary public must adhere to all the requirements as set forth in the Michigan Law on Notarial Acts (MiLONA), as amended.
One of the most common mistakes that notaries make is not printing or signing their name exactly as it appears on their notary commission.
Sec. 41. (1) If an individual commissioned as a notary public in this state is convicted of a felony or of a substantially corresponding violation of another state, the secretary shall automatically revoke the notary public commission of that individual on the date that the individual's felony conviction is entered.
Michigan law requires individuals applying for or renewing a notary commission to maintain a six-year, $10,000 notary bond during their notary commission term as a guaranty that the notary will perform his or her notary duties faithfully.
Generally, crimes involving dishonesty, fraud, or moral turpitude would disqualify someone from being a notary public. All states bar those with felonies from becoming a notary public.