On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 10:14:43 +0200 Wouter Verhelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 07:54:51AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > > On Tue, 31 May 2005 14:13:54 -0600, "Wesley J. Landaker" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Right, but they have to get it notarized (or forge a notary's seal, which > > >is > > >a criminal offense, at least in the US) which requires government ID > > >(again, at least in the US). > > > > The entire procedure is quite US centric. I don't understand why you > > US guys are so fond of your notaries. > > A while ago, in an IRC discussion, it was revealed that a notary in the > US doesn't mean as much as it does in Europe. > > AIUI, in the US, a notary is just some extra title a lot of secretaries > have, so that they can make some documents more official. That's wrong. You take a non-trivial test, and be background checked. The secretaries you are referring to are 99.9% of the time in law offices and title-transfer companies. For example, why see a lawyer, when all you need is an unbiased 3rd party to certify that it was actually you who signed that document? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds. Biochemistry is the study of carbon compounds that crawl." Mike Adams -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
