No. The ATF regulatory rulemaking that went into effect on July 13, 2016 made it so that those "responsible persons" who are on a trust at the time an application is submitted must be fingerprinted, photographed, and submit a Form 23 in the same fashion as the Settlor (owner) of the trust. In the case of my trust, only those on Schedule B are considered "responsible persons".
The rule went on to dictate that no "responsible persons" could be added while an application for an NFA item is pending before the ATF. However, it does not dictate any requirements for those who may be added after the fact. Therefore, what most people do is not decide who, if anyone, they want to give such privileges to until after all items are approved into the trust.
No! The trust cannot be notarized by anyone who is an interested party to the instrument or who you are closely related to by blood or marriage.
