A notary public may be liable for $330,000 in a fraud case for not asking two persons whose signatures he notarized to swear to their bona fides, a Supreme Court justice in Queens has ruled.

In denying the notary’s motion for summary judgment, Queens Justice Orin R. Kitzes ( See Profile) ruled that the notary could be held liable for failing to ask those individuals whose powers of attorneys he notarized “do you swear or affirm that the signatures you have affixed to this document are true?”