Notaries.....Keep a log, but keep it to yourself!

If you perform many notarizations per day, or week, it's a good idea to keep a log. In some areas, you may be required to do so. Either way, it is a smart thing to do. Create a personal notary log and use it for every notarial action you perform. You should retain personal possession of your own log and avoid sharing any of the information contained in the log,otherwise you, the notary, could inadvertently subject the log to Privacy Act protections. So, in order to avoid the Privacy Act issues and any potential liability, keep the log as a private personal document.