Tips to for Notarizations
Before Scheduling
Please read this page completely before scheduling an appointment. The Notary Public laws require notaries to take special precautions before notarizing documents.
- The document or form requiring notarization must be filled out, without signature. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN DOCUMENT, NOTARY MUST WITNESS SIGNATURE.
*We do provide some forms (at cost), however as noted we are not attorneys, we will only recommend what has worked for past clients - All signer(s) must be present at the time of the appointment,
- All signer(s) must provide an original photo I.D., non-expired, See Acceptable Forms of I.D.
- The signer(s) must be sound mind, alert, and mentally competent.
- The signer must want to sign the document being notarized.
The Notary Public must refuse notarization if,
- The signer is not physically present at the time of appointment,
- The document is incomplete or blank;
- The signer has been adjudicated mentally incapacitated and has not been restored to capacity as a matter of record;
- The signer cannot produce acceptable identification; and/or the signer cannot produce two Credible Witnesses to identify the signer;
- The signer appears to be drunk, sedated, or disoriented; or
- The notary knows or suspects that the transaction is illegal, false, or deceptive.
- The signer does not speak English and there is no one available to translate the document into a language the signer understands.
- The notary believes that the signer is being coerced or does not understand the consequences of signing the document.
- The signer or witnesses do not agree to signing the document