Prohibited Acts for Notaries

A notary public may not notarize a signature on a document if:

The person who signature is being notarized is not in the presence of the notary at the time of signature is notarized.

The document is incomplete.

The notary public actually knows that the person signing the document has been adjudicated mentally incapacitated.

the person whose signature is to be notarized is the spouse, son, daughter, mother, or father of the notary public.

The notary public has a financial interest in or is a party to the underlying transaction.