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Sooner State Says Used Commission Number.......
OKLAHOMA -Effective immediately, Notaries across the state are advised to used a commission number on documents they notarize. The emergency legislation was written by Rep. Dal Wells, a member of the state Homeland Security Committee. The current seal includes only the Notary's name, state, county of residence and the words "Notary Public."
The law will make it easier to locate Notaries and records. Overall it will increase efficiency. said Brenda Coffman, a spokesperson for Secretary of State Mike Hunter. HB 1971 also adds a $5 service charge for those who want their Notary application expedited.
Notary's Scam Aided Hijackers VIRGINIA - A Falls Church man has been sentenced to prison after helping two September 11 hijackers fraudulently obtain driver's licenses by notarizing affidavits stating they were Virginia residents. Luis Alonzo Martinez Flores helped Hani Hanjour and Khalid Almihdhar complete a DMV form by using an address in Falls Church that did not belong to them. The address was actually the former residence of Martinez-Flores, according to an affidavit filed in Arlington by the FBI.
When the notary certified the DMV form, he listed his address as the same one listed for Honjour and Almihdhar, the FBI affidavit states. Honjour and Almihdhar are two of the suspected hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 that was flown into the Pentagon.
California State Treasurer: No Selling IOUs Without Notarization
In yet another demonstration of the growing reliance on America’s Notaries to protect the public against fraud, California Treasurer Bill Lockyer has ordered that state-issued IOUs — which the economically troubled government is temporarily using to pay its bills — cannot be redeemed without a notarized bill of sale.
“The notarization requirement was added to protect the state and individuals receiving IOUs from potential fraud,” Lockyer said.
The state’s decision to issue IOUs in lieu of actual checks has spawned a cottage industry online where recipients are selling the paper for cold cash. If asked to notarize a bill of sale for a warrant, Notaries should take care to positively identify the signer and be alert for any discrepancies or signs of fraud, such as the signer’s ID not matching the signature on the bill of sale being notarized.
The IOUs, officially known as “registered warrants” have already attracted the attention of would-be buyers offering cash to recipients in urgent need of funds on sites like Craigslist.
In response, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer posted a notice on his Web site that third parties who buy IOUs must present a notarized bill of sale signed by the payee whose name appears on the registered warrant, or the warrant won’t be redeemable. Banks, credit unions, investment banks, brokerage firms and other financial institutions are exempt from this rule. Some financial institutions initially cashed the IOUs for customers at face value. But many major banks have stopped the practice, which may spur online sales.
The State Treasurer’s office has a toll-free hotline for questions about registered warrants at (888) 864-2762. The hotline is available Monday through Friday 7 a.m.–4 p.m. Pacific Time.