{"id":177,"date":"2020-09-06T02:33:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T02:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2020-12-01T23:23:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T23:23:59","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/?page_id=177","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"177\" class=\"elementor elementor-177\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a4a6677 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a4a6677\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49835bcb\" data-id=\"49835bcb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eff540a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3eff540a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa50248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa50248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dreamstime_l_86647202-300x187.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dreamstime_l_86647202-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dreamstime_l_86647202-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dreamstime_l_86647202-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dreamstime_l_86647202-1536x956.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dreamstime_l_86647202-2048x1274.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd59312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dd59312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most frequent questions and answers<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7cd744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"1e7cd744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5111\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5111\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">What is a Notary Public?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5111\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5111\"><div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\"><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4481\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix elementor-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4481\"><p>A Notary Public is a state-appointed official who administers oaths or affirmations and serves as an impartial witness when important documents are signed. A Notary must positively identify each signer, and make sure the signer has entered into the agreement knowingly and willingly.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\"><div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4482\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" role=\"tab\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4482\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5112\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5112\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">What is a Notary Signing Agent?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5112\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5112\"><div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\"><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4482\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix elementor-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4482\"><p>A Notary Signing Agent is a Notary Public who is specifically trained to facilitate mortgage closings.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\"><div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4483\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" role=\"tab\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4483\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5113\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5113\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">What type of ID is acceptable?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5113\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5113\"><p>The identification presented to a notary public must be current, issued by a state or federal government agency, contain a photo, physical description and signature of the signer. Most common used identification is a valid state issued ID or driver\u2019s license.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5114\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5114\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">What do i need to open the files ?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5114\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5114\"><p>It may surprise you, but it is actually the client who must make that decision. Because a Notary Public is considered a ministerial official (service) and not a judicial official (specifically educated and trained), it would fall into the category of \u2018giving advice\u2019 for the Notary Public to tell the client which type of notarization is needed. If you do not know, seek the advice of the person\/entity who requires the notarization.<\/p><p>Common Types of Notarizations:<\/p><ul><li>Acknowledgement \u2013 The signer personally appeared before the Notary, was identified by the Notary and acknowledged to the Notary the document was freely signed.<\/li><li>Jurat\/Affidavit \u2013 The signer personally appeared before the Notary, was identified by the Notary and signed the document in the Notary\u2019s presence, signing freely.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5115\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5115\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Does having a document notarized make it true and\/or legal?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5115\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5115\"><p>No. The accuracy of the document or legality is the signer\u2019s responsibility. A Notary Public is the impartial witness that a signer has been positively identified and signed of free will the document presented. A Notary is not the impartial witness to the document.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c31c55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c31c55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-723279c\" data-id=\"723279c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8920e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8920e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dreamstime_l_177963910-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dreamstime_l_177963910-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dreamstime_l_177963910-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dreamstime_l_177963910-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dreamstime_l_177963910-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sigsvcsmdh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dreamstime_l_177963910-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34de10d\" data-id=\"34de10d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1074f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1074f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Signature Services by MDH is not a licensed attorney in the State of Oregon, and may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.\u00a0 If you need assistance in deciding whether documents are appropriate for notarization, please contact a licensed attorney to determine applicability. Furthermore, you assume all responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided and must check the accuracy of information presented in documents or forms.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAQ Most frequent questions and answers What is a Notary Public? A Notary Public is a state-appointed official who administers oaths or affirmations and serves as an impartial witness when important documents are signed. 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