By the Pennsylvania Association of Notaries
When the most recent changes to the Notary Public Law took effect on July 1, 2003, notaries were no longer required to use an embossing seal along with the rubber stamp seal on documents. Unless a notary chose to add an embossing seal or a customer requested it, the words “Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” which were only on the embossing seal, no longer appeared on notarized documents. [Read more...]
It is not illegal to place your rubber stamp seal on a document in such a way that the seal impression overlaps text. This requirement arises out of the need to be able to read everything on the document, even if the document has been scanned or copied. [Read more...]
It is written in the last 11 words of Section 148 of the Notary Public Law: 57 P. S. §148. Appointment of notaries. [Read more...]
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