Personal persective:

This "slap on the wrist" attitude does not bode well for those of us attempting to instruct / educate others to "follow the law, or bad things happen."  When attorneys get a reprimand, a curt verbal "bad boy" from a Judge, and no financial or permanent penalty,, there is no incentive for anyone to change their attitude or practices.

Sadly, any caselaw with a "bad thing" happened because you flaunted the law is only "old" for notaries and attorneys.  Recent reads more like, no big deal, just fix the problem and move on.

When attorneys don't feel it is necessary to follow the "written" law or bend the words to their own lazy interpretation, most employees needing a paycheck just follow the boss' practices and instructions.  Integrity out the window; just move those documents out fast because odds are we won't get caught on all of them and if we do our profit far exceeds any penalty. :(