The answer is yes. At some point in your career, you may have to refuse a notarization due to certain circumstances. Florida law requires that a notary should refuse a notarization under the following circumstances: The document is incomplete or blank... The answer is yes. At some point in your career, you may have to refuse a notarization due to certain circumstances. Florida law requires that a notary should refuse a notarization under the following circumstances:
The document is incomplete or blank (not filled out)
The signer is not present
The notary is also the signer
The signer is related to the notary (parent, child, spouse or sibling)
The notary is a party on the document or could benefit from it financially
The document is not in English, the signer does not speak English and there is no translator available
The signer does not have proper identification and the notary does not personally know the signer
The signer is mentally incapacitated
The signer refuses to sign the document
The signer does not know what type of notarial act is required and there is no notarial certificate prepared on the document.
The signer appears to be intoxicated, sedated or disoriented.
The notary suspects that the document is illegal, forged or deceptive.
As with all types of work, if you are sick, you should not witness a signing. It is up to the notary to make the final decision regarding a notarization. Use your best judgment and notarize when these circumstances have not been met.
