Legal Question in Business Law in California

Re: Notary Process

The primary purpose of a notary public is to verify the indentity of the signer. By placing their stamp and signing a notary certificate, he or she is certifying that they know the person or have been presented with reasonable evidence of the signer's identity. The notary must keep a log of documents they notarize, the name, the names and the method used to confirm indentity. It is common practice for the notary to record the license number of the signer and to get at thump print for documents related to real property. The notary does not keep copies of the documents notarized.