[WSBAPT] What is the import of missing information on a Revocation of POA due to non-conforming document being recorded?

[Andrekita Silva]

Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva
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May 13, 2026

What is the import of missing information on a Revocation of POA due to 
the non-conforming document being recorded?

A client of mine asked me to record the Revocation of a POA  that her 
father had previously executed in favor of one of her siblings.
I believe another family member prepared the Revocation. It had margins 
of about 1/2" all the way around. The recorder's office accepted it, 
with a surcharge for a non-conforming document. However, I think I read 
somewhere that information outside the margins may not be scanned in.

Does anyone know if the only consequence of narrow margins is the $50 
surcharge? Or, will the text outside of the margins not be visible  in 
the public records?

To be a valid a revocation of a POA that was recorded, the revocation 
must also be recorded. If the Revocation is defective because everything 
in the margins is missing (like parts of words, the date of notary 
expiration, would this Revocation still be valid?

Andrekita Silva
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 940
Seattle, Washington 98101-2509
206-224-8288
ak at seattle-silvalaw.com
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