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As a notary public for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I offer my notary services to individuals and businesses in the Salem and Essex County region and surrounding areas.If you are currently a birthing client with MoonDragon Birthing Services, my notary services are included as part of my service and there will be no extra fees. If you are not a client with MoonDragon Birthing Services, my fees are very low and competitive. If you are in need of a notary public, please call me at 978-744-5583 to set up an appointment and discuss what type of notary service you may need (new laws apply). I will provide mobile services to your business or residence.
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On December 19, 2003, Governor Mitt Romney signed Executive Order 455 (03-13) mandating comprehensive new rules of conduct for all Massachusetts Notaries. Notaries commissioned before December 19 have 90 days - with a deadline of April 19, 2004 - to comply with all of these new rules. Notaries commissioned after December 19 must comply with all of the new rules immediately. See Romney Establishes New Standards for Notaries Public.
Every notarization you perform will be affected. Among the numerous new requirements for Notaries:
- Keep a record of all notarizations in a permanently bound book or "journal".
- Apply new definitions of "satisfactory evidence of identity" and "personal knowledge of identity" in screening signers.
- Use new certificate wording in notarizing all acknowledgements, jurats, signature witnessings and certified copies.
- Use a seal of office containing stipulated components, including a facsimile of the Great Seal of Massachusetts.
With these changes in mind, if you are a notary public in Massachusetts, be sure to check your new guidelines before notarizing a document. If you are a client needing a notary, be sure to have your document prepared with the new changes included in the section that needs to be notarized. See Massachusetts Notary Public Changes, 2004 for detailed information.
These acknowledgements have been revised to meet the new Massachusetts criteria for notarization as of 2004.
MASSACHUSETTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Acknowledgment for Individual
State of Massachusetts
County _____________
On this _______ day of _________, 20 ___, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared ________________________________________ [name of document signer] (or _________________________________ and ____________________________________) [names of more than one document signer], proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which were _________________________________, to be the person (persons) whose name is signed on the preceding or attached document, and acknowledged that he / she / they signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose.
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Notary Public
Print Name: _________________________
My commission expires:
____________________
Acknowledgment for Corporation
State of Massachusetts
County _____________
On this _______ day of _________, 20 ___, before me appeared _____________________________________ to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn (or affirmed), did say that he/she/they is(are) the president (or other officer or agent of the corporation or association) of ___________________________________________ (describing the corporation or association) and that the seal affixed to said instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation (or association), and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation (or association) by authority of its board of directors (or trustees), and said _________________________________________________ acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation (or association)
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Notary Public
Print Name: _________________________
My commission expires:
____________________
In case the corporation has no corporate seal, omit the words "the seal affixed to said instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation (or association), and that" and add, at the end of the affidavit clause, the words "and that said corporation (or association) has no corporate seal." (c. 183 App. Form 15)
(16) Certificate of Authority of Officer taking Acknowledgment.
State of Massachusetts
County _____________
I, ______________, clerk of the __________ in and for said county, which court is a court of record having a seal (or, I, ______________, the secretary of state of such state or territory), do hereby certify that ______________, by and before whom the foregoing acknowledgment (or proof) was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, a notary public (or other officer) residing (or authorized to act) in said county, and was duly authorized by the laws of said state (territory or district) to take and certify acknowledgments or proofs of deeds of land in said state (territory or district), and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said ______________, and that I verily believe that the signature to said certificate of aknowledgment (or proof) is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court (or state) this __________ day of ______________________, __________.
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Notary Public
(Seal.)
Print Name: _________________________
My commission expires:
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REFERENCE
CorporateChapter 183, Appendix.
Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. L. ch. 183, § 29 (1999) Necessity of Acknowledgement of Deed
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/183-29.htmMass. Gen. L. ch. 183, § 30 (1999) Method of Making Acknowledgement
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/183-30.htmMass. Gen. L. ch. 183, § 31 (1999) Acknowledgement of Married Woman
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/183-31.htmMass. Gen. L. ch. 183, § 33 (1999) Certificate of Authority
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/183-33.htmMass. Gen. L. ch. 183, § 42 (1999) Forms of Acknowledgement
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/183-42.htm
Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Public Records - Guidelines for the Notary Public
See Massachusetts Notary Public Changes, 2004 for detailed information.
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