This week in the Code of Conduct Series we are talking about Standard 5.10, and I want to start with a question for the room: Have you ever been at a signing where a signer said something that made your stomach drop? A comment about who is really buying the house, where they will really live, or where the money is really coming from? Here is what the standard says, in plain language: If you know about or witness any POTENTIAL or actual misrepresentation in a transaction, you report it to your contracting company immediately. Not after the signing. Not the next day. Immediately. You don’t need proof. You don’t need to be sure. And you definitely don’t need to confront anyone at the table. You are not the investigator. You are the professional who saw something and said something. The protocol is simple: Stay neutral, find a natural pause, step away, call your contracting company, follow their instructions, and write the facts in your journal. Now tell me, and be honest: Has this ever happened to you, and what did you do in the moment? Your story might be exactly what another notary in this community needs to read before it happens to them. 👇

Some people became notaries to make extra income Others wanted freedom, flexibility, or a fresh start And for some… it completely changed their life. So now we’re curious: 👉 What made YOU decide to become a notary? Was there a specific moment, person, or goal that pushed you into this industry?

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