Ok, not really any sex in this case, but I wanted people to read this.

Notary "witnesses" signatures of two individuals on a transfer of deed. Only problem is that both of the people were long dead.

What charges do you see?

To begin with, falsely advertising your post so someone like me would read it.

For your errant notary, perhaps tampering with a governmental record under section 37.10(a)(1) and/or (a)(5) would work. Note that under section 406.018 of the Government Code, conviction could subject the notary to removal from office. As for you, deceptive business practice under section 32.42(b)(7) (representing that a commodity or service is of a particular style, grade, or model if it is of another) comes to mind. You may make your $500 fine payable to Potter County.

[This message was edited by Scott Brumley on 03-29-05 at .]

What was the benefit the notary was attempting to obtain? Is there some sort of theft conspiracy going on here? From the sound of it, there almost has to be some sort of fraudulent aquisition going on that the notary is a party to, which offense shoudl be prosecutable on top of the tampering/falsification type charges.

To file an administrative complaint against a Notary, there is a form at the Secretary of State's website. The Sec of State regulates notaries and their office encourages complaints from those who abuse their notary seals. "I see dead people" is probably one of those situations.

http://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/index.shtml