The best way to protect yourself from being sued for negligence is to require every signer to appear in person before you for a notarization.
In fact, every state requires signers to personally appear as a way to thwart forgeries and frauds involving notarized documents. Requiring a signer to be present allows you to properly identify the signer and go through all the other proper steps of a notarization. It also may deter individuals bent on committing crimes from carrying out their plans.
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