Notary Exam Question #067
General Information / Correcting a Notarial Act
What should a notary public do if they discover an error in a completed notarial act?
- Request the document owner to correct the error and then notarize it again.
- Make the necessary corrections on the existing notarial act without any additional steps.
- Notarize the signature on the document again, following all requirements for notarization.
- Consult with other notaries to determine the best course of action.
- Request the document owner to correct the error and then notarize it again.
- Make the necessary corrections on the existing notarial act without any additional steps.
- Notarize the signature on the document again, following all requirements for notarization.
- Consult with other notaries to determine the best course of action.
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If a notary public discovers an error in a notarial act after completing the act, then the notary public should notarize the signature on the document again. All requirements for notarization are required for the new notarial act, including completing and attaching a new certificate containing the date of the new notarial act and completing a new journal entry.