06/08/2026
There is a moment that never makes it into a signing service’s marketing copy: the moment when a notary has to politely decline a notarization and leave the table.
Standard 5.1 of the NSA Code of Conduct is clear. A signer must personally appear before the notary. No exceptions for tight closings, spouses promising to come back, FaceTime calls, or POAs that were not pre approved.
Every notary on our roster is briefed on this before they touch one of your files. When the situation comes up, they stop, they call our team, and we escalate to your office directly.
That is not a delay. That is risk protection for your title chain, your E&O exposure, and your reputation.
The notaries who know when to walk away are the ones you want at your closings. We make sure ours do.
Source: Notary Signing Agent Code of Conduct, Version 3.0, Signing Professionals Workgroup. No SPW endorsement implied.