[blindlaw] Visually impaired notaries?

[Susan Kelly]

As a public defender in Juvenile Court, one of my many tasks is handling applications for Destruction of Records and restoration of civil rights, where a felony adjudication was involved.  This requires the applicants’ signatures to be notarized.

Because of unfortunate staffing circumstances in our office, and my very hectic court schedule, it has become difficult to set appointments with applicants when an office notary is available, and the office cannot afford to pay for my ADA assistant or secretary to o come a notary.  I am at the point where I feel I should seek to become registered as a not notary at my  own expense - but, being blind, I can’t visually check IDs,  or visually witness the signature.

Does anyone know if blind / severely visually impaired persons can become notaries?

Susan C L Kelly
Assistant Public Defender
Pima County Public Defenders Office - Juvenile DIvision
Ofc: 520-724-2994
Fax: 520-770-4168