The Notary Public profession is bound by strict ethical and legal guidelines( Click Here to see professional NOTARY CONDUCT SUMMARY) . Notaries are professionals, and are often privy to sensitive and confidential information. As a result, the Notary Public Commissioning Authority in each state has clear guidelines on professional conduct for the Notary profession. In addition, the National Notary Association has published the “Model Notary Act”, which is a complete guide to appropriate and professional conduct on the part of the Notary Profession. You may review the Model Notary Act here:

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http://www.nationalnotary.org/UserImages/Model_Notary_Act.pdf

A notary public must sign the name under which he was appointed and no other. In addition to his signature and venue, the nmotary public shall print, typewrite or stamp beneath his signature, his name, the county in which he is qualified and the date upon which his commission expires.