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I recently notarized a signature on a document and the County Clerk & Recorder’s Office sent it back because I put my expiration date as “12/05” – why?

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I recently notarized a signature on a document and the County Clerk & Recorder’s Office sent it back because I put my expiration date as “12/05” – why?

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A. Montana statute specifically requires the notary to enter his/her commission expiration date showing the month, the day, and four digit year. If not shown that way, the notarial block is not correct, and the Clerk & Recorder may refuse to accept the document as a “recordable instrument.