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