What is the penalty for notarizing a forged signature?

All notarizations require following California’s identification rules. Willfully failing to discharge faithfully any of the duties required of a Notary is punishable by up to a $1,500 civil penalty (Government Code 8214.1[d] and 8214.15[a]).

What do you do if someone forged your signature?

What are my rights when someone forged my signature?

1. immediately notify the recipient of your forged signature,
2. make a police report at the local station,
3. consult an attorney. If you take these three steps immediately, you should be able limit the amount of damage caused by the deception.

Can you fake a notary stamp?

Types of notary fraud can include: Failing to acknowledge your documents. Falsified stamps. Allowing the signer to sign a document while the Notary Public is not present.

How do you prove a signature is forged?

If you suspect your signature has been forged, contact a document examiner to conduct a signature examination. A document examiner will request a good quality copy of the “forged” document and many comparable signatures prepared around the same time period.

Is it legal to forge a signature with permission?

How illegal is it to forge a signature? Perfectly legal to sign someone else’s signature, with permission. Forgery is only a crime if the signing is with the intent to defraud. Now, if your signature is going to be signNowd, it *is* a crime to pretend to be someone you are not.

Is it legal to forge someone’s signature without their consent?

Perfectly legal to sign someone else’s signature, with permission. Forgery is only a crime if the signing is with the intent to defraud. Now, if your signature is going to be signNowd, it *is* a crime to pretend to be someone you are not.

What can notaries do?

Every notary public can: administer oaths or take affidavits, affirmations or declarations. attest the oaths, affidavits, affirmations or declarations. certify and attest a true copy of a document….Notary public seal

• the notary public’s name.
• the words “Notary Public”
• the words “Province of Alberta”