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FNA instructor Robert T. Koehler has authored various books, courses, and other materials on notarial law and practice. They are posted here for reference and informational purposes. Please note that Robert T. Koehler is not an attorney licensed to practice law in any state and cannot give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.
Books
Notarial Practice in the State of Florida (8/2010) (discontinued/out of print)
Pamphlets
Six Steps to a Proper Notarization (5/2010) (pub. by American Association of Notaries)
Florida Marriage Guide (4/2021)
Courses
All-State Notary Course (8/2010) (pub. by American Association of Notaries)
Become a Notary Public in the State of Florida (8/2010) (discontinued)
Florida Notary Public Education Program, 2nd ed. (10/2017) (discontinued)
Florida Notary Public Education Program, 3rd ed. (12/2019, rev. 2/2020, 6/2020, 7/2021, 10/2022, 6/2023, 6/2024, 6/2025)
Seminars
Basics of Notarial Law (7/2011) (discontinued)
Notary Basics & Ethics (8/2011, rev. 10/2013, 8/2015, 1/2018, 11/2019, 6/2021, 3/2023, 10/2024)
Notarial Law for Court Reporters (6/2012) (discontinued)
Articles for the American Association of Notaries
"Assessing Notarial Fees" (1/2020)
"Best Practices in Recordkeeping" (10/2020)
"Can a Notary Use a Signature Stamp to Notarize Documents?" (9/2019)
"Can I Notarize a Document Bound for a Foreign Country?" (1/2023)
"Can I Notarize a Document that is Already Signed?" (1/2018)
"Can I Notarize My Own Signature?" (11/2022)
"Can I Notarize this Document?" (02/2023)
"Everything a Notary Needs to Know About Acknowledgments" (9/2021)
"Handling I-9 Forms" (11/2019)
"Handling Notarization for the Blind, Illiterate, and Deaf" (9/2019)
"In Cujus Rei Testimonium: Notarial Documents in Continental Europe and Their Relationship to Modern Notarial Acts" (special issue, 1/2011)
"Is it a good idea to place a signer thumbprint impression in a notary journal?" (10/2017)
"Latin Abbreviations Printed on Notarial Certificates" (10/2022)
"Name Discrepancies" (8/2021)
"Nine Common Notary Mistakes" (2/2018)
"Notarizing Birth Certificates" (9/2022)
"Notarizing During Business Hours" (2/2019)
"Personal Appearance is Still King" (cover story, The Notary Digest, 10/2019)
"Secure Use of Loose Notarial Certificates, Labels and Stamps" (1/2022)
"Seven Steps to Maintaining Your Notary Commission" (7/2018)
"The Importance of the Venue on the Notarial Certificate" (3/2022)
"The Notary Seal - a Universal Symbol of a Notary's Authority" (3/2018)
"Tools to Function as a Notary" (6/2018)
"What is a Commissioner of Deeds?" (9/2019)
"Who Dictates My Notary Duties - The State or My Employer?" (11/2021)
"Why Are Documents Notarized?" (1/2018)
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