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The Illegible Signature
Know Notary with Eddie Montes Travis — Season 2, Episode 28: The Illegible Signature
Does a signer's handwriting need to be neat or readable to be notarized? Eddie Montes Travis breaks down why messy squiggles and scribbles are 100% legal signatures when backed by proper ID verification and personal appearance.
Show Notes & Key Takeaways:
A legal signature does not have to be legible cursive—it is any mark made by the signer with the intent to authenticate the document.
Your core duty as a notary is to positively verify the signer's government-issued ID and personally witness them execute…
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