A notary public in Los Angeles County realizes the pre-printed notarial certificate lists 'County of San Francisco' in the venue. The notarization is taking place in Los Angeles. What should the notary do?

Detailed Explanation

Correcting an incorrect venue. The venue in a notarial certificate must reflect the county where the signer personally appeared before the notary. If the pre-printed form contains an incorrect county, the notary should cross out the incorrect information, write in the correct county, and initial the correction. Leaving an incorrect venue makes the certificate inaccurate and potentially invalid. A brand new certificate form is not required — a manual correction is acceptable.