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

[Mark Anderson]

I recommend that you look at the recorded document online, to see how the Recorder’s office scanned it in.  Likely not an issue if you can read it all.

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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
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