How to Use notary public in a Sentence

notary public

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  • Averell was a postmaster, a notary public and a justice of the peace.
    — Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Every t will be crossed, crossed again, then crossed again in the presence of a notary public.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 18 Aug. 2020
  • The forms will need to be witnessed and signed by two other people, or by a notary public.
    — Doug Williams, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The signature must be witnessed by two adults or a notary public.
    — Doug Williams, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Marino had a friend, who is a notary public, sign the document in the husband’s absence.
    — Seamus McAvoy, courant.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Mail ballot voters must be cast in front of a notary public before returned to the clerk's office.
    — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2020
  • But the tactics require people to knock on doors, and notary publics to notarize the affidavits.
    — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Hotels say the extra charges cover such things as Wi-Fi, use of the fitness center, and in the case of the Park Plaza, long-distance calls from the room phone and access to a notary public.
    — Jon Marcus, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2019
  • The complaint was sworn by a Cudahy clerk who is a notary public with her official stamp.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 July 2019
  • He's became a certified notary public, has been DJing and from time-to-time, picks up a DoorDash route.
    — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 22 July 2022
  • Hayes, a notary public from Little Rock, checked the usual suspects — Booking.com, Expedia and a few airline sites — but struck out.
    — Christopher Elliott, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Ohio law requires that living wills and health care powers of attorney be signed by two witnesses or signed in front of a notary public.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 8 Mar. 2020
  • Calloway, who runs a notary public business, said the beating left him with stitches in his head, speech problems and memory loss.
    — CBS News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Calloway, who runs a notary public business, said the beating left him with stitches in his head, speech problems and memory loss.
    — CBS News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Doye, 41, was indicted in September along with Raquel Reid, 39, a notary public and real estate broker who also worked at Conix, for their roles in the scheme.
    — Greg Moran, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The real seal is the about the size of a hockey puck, and Raffensperger uses it to emboss official documents as a glorified notary public.
    — David Montgomery, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The residency and custody affidavit provided must be signed in the presence of a notary public.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Carroll, who also happened to be a 300-pound bear, pounced into action the moment John Ziegler, a Florida notary public, announced that the time had come to exchange wedding rings.
    — New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The new process still requires at least 11 pages of paperwork and signatures from neighboring businesses, the city clerk, the assistant city attorney, the director of the public works department and a notary public.
    — Sarah Gish, kansascity, 13 July 2018
  • For example, Alabama requires a copy of the voter’s ID to be included and either two witnesses older than 18 or a notary public must sign the envelope in addition to the voter.
    — Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2020
  • North Carolina is one of eight states with witness and or notary public requirements for absentee ballots, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.
    — Gary D. Robertson, Star Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020
  • That means finding a notary public, opponents argue, to sign off on what's an intensely personal procedure.
    — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Public concerns about similarities with Venezuela led Mr. Petro to publicly sign a document at a notary public pledging not to expropriate.
    — Kejal Vyas, WSJ, 24 May 2022
  • Mail ballot voters must have their ballot signature witnessed by someone 18 years old or older or by an authorized official, like a notary public or municipal clerk.
    — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Including Whoop, which sells a wristband that monitors the wearer’s health; ButcherBox, which delivers an array of high-quality meats; and Notarize, which provides online notary public services.
    — Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2021
  • The affidavit’s authenticity was verified by News-Press Now, who reported that it was notarized by a notary public and signed by a witness whose name, however, is illegible.
    — Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, 5 July 2021
  • The closing two weeks ago, however, allowed the Muellers to close a loan from a lender in Michigan from their home in Illinois, working with a notary public in Virginia—all completely online, using a webcam and executing all documents digitally.
    — Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2017
  • In North Carolina, another critical battleground, absentee ballots require either the signature of two witnesses or the seal of a notary public.
    — David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2020
  • This, in addition to maintaining all council records, organizing meetings, as well as being a notary public and acting as a liaison between council and the city administration and departments.
    — Brian Lisik/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • The annual fee helps to support library programs and events, including the Dictionary Project, Tellebration, notary public services, books for babies, museum passes, pops concerts, college scholarships and more.
    — Hartford Courant, 30 June 2022

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