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<p>Nick,<br>
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You can look at the annotated RCW (so Wests RCWA – the green bound volumes) for the history of <em><u><strong>any</strong></u></em> statue and what changes, if any, have been made to it since it’s enactment.<br>
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I don’t know exactly is required for a copy of a notarized document to be a reliable substitute for the original. <br>
Have you tried to locate the notary who notarized the document? I’ve never read the actual rules for what a notary’s record keeping should be. However, I know notaries are encouraged to maintain a log of their notary events. Most notarizations have a space for the notaries printed name, so you should be able to figure out who the notary is. I'm sure the state keeps track of all notaries.<br>
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Twenty years is a long time ago, but if you locate the notary, or the entity (agency/ firm/ etc) that they worked for, they might be able to verify that the document was notarized by them.<br>
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I can understand that a bank would want a document with a certain measure of reliability.<br>
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andrekita<br>
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva<br>
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000<br>
Seattle, Washington 98101<br>
206-224-8288<br>
www.seattle-silvalaw.com<br>
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Quoting Nicholas Pleasants <<a href="mailto:nick@pleasantslaw.com">nick@pleasantslaw.com</a>>:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m looking for some help on finding the requirements of executing a Power of Attorney prior to the Uniform POA Act. Let’s suppose there is a power of attorney from early 2000’s that was notarized but the photocopy did not pick up the “raised” notary seal. If banks will not accept a copy of the POA because the seal is not legible, and the original cannot be located, is there recourse to pursue a claim against the bank? Thanks for your help.</p>
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<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11px;">andrekita<br>
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva<br>
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000<br>
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206-224-8288<br>
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