Hi, Velma,
 
I believe town clerks can refuse to notarize documents if they don't want the liability.  Per VSA 32 § 1403(b), "A town clerk, state police, municipal police officer, fish and game warden, sheriff, or deputy sheriff, or motor vehicle inspector shall provide notary public services without charge or fee."
 

Joyce L. Mazzucco, CVC, CVT
Randolph Town Clerk & Treasurer
Drawer B, 7 Summer Street
Randolph, VT 05060
(802) 728-5682
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-----Original Message-----
From: Velma E. Plouffe, Richmond Town Clerk [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: February 24, 2003 1:51 PM
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Subject: Written Notices

Per T.24 #801, Meetings of the BCS shall be called by giving written notice to each member.  Can e-mail be interpreted to mean written notice?  I am doing it both ways but would like to discontinue the cost of actually mailing a hard copy of the notice. Has anyone heard any discussion in regard to this issue?
 
Also, we are bombarded with people requesting to have documents notarized.  Since the Town Clerk is an ex officio notary public, does she/he have to notorize documents; and also, does she/he have to do it without charging? 
 
Velma E. Plouffe
Town Clerk
203 Bridge Street
PO Box 285
Richmond, VT 05477
P (802) 434-2221
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