{"id":114,"date":"2013-11-19T14:34:54","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T21:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/?p=114"},"modified":"2019-07-28T09:18:14","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T15:18:14","slug":"signature-by-mark-signature-by-proxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/signature-by-mark-signature-by-proxy\/","title":{"rendered":"Signature by Mark, Signature by Proxy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/signature-by-mark-signature-by-proxy\/#Signature_by_Mark_Signature_by_Proxy\" >Signature by Mark, Signature by Proxy<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/signature-by-mark-signature-by-proxy\/#Signature_by_Mark\" >Signature by Mark<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/signature-by-mark-signature-by-proxy\/#Ergonomic_Pen\" >Ergonomic Pen<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signature_by_Mark_Signature_by_Proxy\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/signature-by-mark-signature-by-proxy-notary-320x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-3908 alignleft\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/signature-by-mark-signature-by-proxy-notary-320x200.jpg\" alt=\"signature by mark signature by proxy notary\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Signature by Mark, Signature by Proxy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A <strong>Colorado notary<\/strong> may notarize a document when the customer (principal) is <strong>unable to sign<\/strong> a signature.\u00a0 Colorado notary law CRS 12-55-110.5 describes the procedure for the <strong>accommodation<\/strong> of signers with <strong>physical limitations<\/strong>. When it appears that the person has a physical limitation that restricts the person&#8217;s ability to <strong>sign by writing<\/strong> or <strong>making a signature by mark<\/strong>, the name of the person may be signed by another person, other than the notary public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It must be signed at the direction and in the presence of the principal whose name is to be signed, and in the presence of the notary.\u00a0 The following words must appear, under or near the signature:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>&#8220;Signature written by (name of individual directed to sign), at the direction and in the presence of (name as signed), on whose behalf the signature was written.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is known as a <strong>signature by proxy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If it appears that the principal is <strong>unable to communicate<\/strong> verbally or in writing, the notary <strong>may use signals<\/strong> or <strong>electronic or mechanical means<\/strong> to communicate with the principal, and to complete the notarial certificate or transaction.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signature_by_Mark\"><\/span>Signature by Mark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Colorado law does not specify a detailed procedure for a <strong>signature by mark<\/strong>, such as <strong>making an X<\/strong>.\u00a0 Since an X, cross or other mark is easy to make, the notary should use a high level of care to <strong>prevent fraud<\/strong> when a normally written signature is not used.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Historic notarized documents from Colorado Territory, 1861-1876, show a signature by mark or cross in the following form:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/signature-by-mark-cross-Sanchez.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3983\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/signature-by-mark-cross-Sanchez.jpg\" alt=\"signature by mark cross Sanchez\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chief-Black-Kettle-X-mark-400x40.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-1844 alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chief-Black-Kettle-X-mark-400x40.jpg\" alt=\"Chief Black Kettle X mark\" width=\"400\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Example 1: cross mark, Example 2: X mark of Cheyenne Indian Chief Black Kettle on Indian Treaty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/model-notary-act\/\">Model Notary Act<\/a><\/span> of 2010<\/strong>, published by the <strong>National Notary Association<\/strong> (<strong>NNA<\/strong>), provides a procedure for signature by mark in Section 5-3.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The principal must make the mark in the presence of the <strong>notary and two witnesses<\/strong>, disinterested in the document.\u00a0 Both <strong>witnesses must sign<\/strong> their own names beside the mark.\u00a0 The notary then writes below the mark: <em><strong>&#8220;Mark affixed by (name of signer by mark) in the presence of (names of both witnesses) and the undersigned notary.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The notary should record the name, address, signature or mark, and thumbprint of the\u00a0principal and each witness in the notary journal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No one should attempt to help by <strong>grabbing the hand<\/strong> of the principal to <strong>guide their signature<\/strong> or mark.\u00a0 The signer must sign on their own <strong>free will<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ergonomic_Pen\"><\/span>Ergonomic Pen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the signer is unable to grip a pen, due to a physical limitation, there is a <strong>specially designed pen<\/strong> available, shaped like a wishbone, so that a tight hand grip is not required.\u00a0 One brand name is the Ergo-Sof <strong>PenAgain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Be sure to follow notary law and <strong>best practices<\/strong> when notarizing a document using a signature by mark or signature by proxy for a person with physical limitations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit our website for <a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/\"><strong>Colorado Springs Mobile Notary<\/strong><\/a> services\u00a0or for <a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/Colorado_Notary_Training.htm\"><strong>Colorado Notary Training<\/strong><\/a> classes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Update<\/strong> [2019-05-17] Colorado RULONA laws became effective July 1, 2018, and no longer include any procedure for using a signature by mark. A signature by proxy procedure is described in CRS 24-21-509, <strong>Signature if individual unable to sign<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(1) If an individual is physically unable to sign a record, the individual may, in the presence of the notarial officer, direct an individual other than the notarial officer to sign the individual&#8217;s name on the record. The notarial officer shall insert &#8220;Signature affixed by (name of other individual) at the direction of (name of individual)&#8221; or words of similar import under or near the signature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(2) A notary public may use signals or electronic or mechanical means to take an acknowledgment from, administer an oath or affirmation to, or otherwise communicate with any individual in the presence of the notary public when it appears that the individual is unable to communicate verbally or in writing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a9 Copyright 2013 ABC Legal Docs, LLC All rights reserved. Do not copy. Citations welcome. 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