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    Angry Fraud Committed by Notary on a Contract

    My question involves a consumer law issue in the State of: Ohio

    I purchased services of a bail bonding company. 11/2009 i went to their offices and paid the amount required to bail a friend out of jail. I signed a contract (whew, giving them poa and agreeing to their 2 page contract) I got a receipt for the amount paid from the bail bondsman, dated the 17th (which was the day that i was there). I signed and dated the paperwork 17th as well.

    I didnt get a copy of the paperwork. I called twice and never did get it -until the situation turned badly and the friend didnt show up for his court appts. The bail bond co called me, and i called the friend, got him to a wendy's to meet with the bonds person, they (3) took him in (peacefully).

    I then get a bill ( got bill months later) for $5,000.00 and the long awaited copy of contract.

    I sent back a check for $1.500.00 and marked paid in full on it, and a letter saying no way did they have to send bounty hunters out of state or anything - that i had helped set the meeting to bring him in. They sent it back saying they couldnt accept that, that just because i hadnt received a copy of the contract didnt mean it did not exsist.

    Upon viewing the LATE (4 yrs now they are taking me to court) contract I see that now one page is notarized -not the poa where there is a place for it, but the second page detailing fees, in the place for it there . (I am a notary as well, so I noticed these things and know the serious issues here Collusion of a notary in a false certification is very serious too. )

    There was no notary in the room when I signed. They now have a woman (who I see is also part owner of the firm) signing she witnessed my signiture, (which she did not, nor did she give any oath, get id, etc, as she was not there!) Also, she has the date wrong, saying the 16th instead of the 17th as the two of us put down on other things.

    So because there is fraud in this paperwork, does that void it? Lots of errors here, due to her not being there, i was not asked to sign in a sequential journal of notarial acts. (which she is required to do to prove she and I were there and she observed all details.).

    Any assistance here would be a God-send, thank you - Need to respond to the court in 28 days

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    Default Re: Fraud Committed by Notary on a Contract

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    I then get a bill ( got bill months later) for $5,000.00 and the long awaited copy of contract....

    Upon viewing the LATE (4 yrs now they are taking me to court) contract I see that now one page is notarized -not the poa where there is a place for it, but the second page detailing fees, in the place for it there .
    Do you still have your other copy?
    Quote Quoting ohwidow
    (I am a notary as well, so I noticed these things and know the serious issues here Collusion of a notary in a false certification is very serious too. )
    As you know, "A notary public shall also provide himself with an official register in which shall be recorded a copy of every certificate of protest and copy of note, which seal and record shall be exempt from execution." ORC Sec. 147.04. If you're in the log, and there's no tampering or other irregularity with the log, the entry was made back in 2009 (which isn't to say it was a bona fide notarization - just that it happened more or less contemporaneously).
    Quote Quoting ohwidow
    So because there is fraud in this paperwork, does that void it?
    I see nothing in the Ohio Code that requires notarization, nor does it affect the statute of limitations. You're not disputing that you contracted to pay the money in the event that the defendant absconded and his bond was forfeit, and you're not disputing the authenticity of your signature. So as it stands, I see nothing in your narrative that affects the amount or enforceability of your debt.

    Beyond that, the lawsuit against you may be relying upon the notarization to create a presumption that the amount claimed is valid, or for some similar purpose, and your dispute of the notary's signature may be relevant to that aspect of the lawsuit. Have you checked the complaint for any references to the notarization?
    Quote Quoting ohwidow
    Lots of errors here, due to her not being there, i was not asked to sign in a sequential journal of notarial acts. (which she is required to do to prove she and I were there and she observed all details.).
    You can, of course, report the misconduct of a notary to the Secretary of State.

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    Default Re: Fraud Committed by Notary on a Contract

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    So because there is fraud in this paperwork, does that void it?
    No.

    You're not denying that you signed the contract.

    And not getting a copy WHEN you signed it is nobody's fault but your own.

    You could easily have insisted that duplicate papers be put on the table in front of you before you signed anything and taken a set with you.

    Lesson learned.

    By the way, it's your friend that owes you whatever you have to pay the bail bondsman.

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    Default Re: Fraud Committed by Notary on a Contract

    Further, speaking of misconduct, how are you privy to information that the notary may not have been observing the witnessing via camera from an office and witnessing the signature of the bondsman?

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    Default Re: Fraud Committed by Notary on a Contract

    Please tell me you are not complaining, because no one here is giving you a magic bullet to defraud someone else. Here's your sign.

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