Notary Process

Get your documents notarized in 4 easy steps!

A Notary CAN:  

Notarize the following douments:

• Proof of residence School district residency Financial documents

• Declaration of guardianship Name Changes Government Forms

• Travel consent Declaration of common law union Promissory Notes

• Pre-Marital Agreements Dissolution of Marriage Acknowledgements

• Durable Power of Attorney Bank Power of Attorney Jurats

• Certified Copy of Power of Attorney Medical records Affirmations

• Medical treatment consent Advanced Medical Directives Affidavits 

• Living Trust Documents Wills Oaths, Sworn in for Testimony

• Pension and Retirement documents Investment Documents Protesting a bill for non-payment

• Personal Statements DMV Traffic School Final Exams Prison Inmate documents

• Declaration of lost or stolen passport Certified Copy non-recordable documents Documents for Apostilles

• Business contracts Incorporations Foreign Adoptions

• Business Partnerships Professional licensing Adoption papers

• Employment forms Business documents Lease Agreements

• Vehicle Title Transfer Bill of Sale Transfer of property ownership

• Deeds of Easement Lien Releases Grant Deeds

A Notary CANNOT:

• authenticate or validate documents

• Give advice or opinions that should be given by an attorney.

• proceed with a notarization if the signer appears confused or mentally incapable of understanding the transaction.

• may not proceed with notarization if they think the transaction is illegal.

• Notarize the following documents:

  1. Birth/Death/Marriage certificates

  2. ANY publically recordable documents

  3. Photographs

  4. Names that don't match the document

A Notarization cannot take place if:

• The signer is not physically present at the time of the notarization

• the document contains missing pages or blanks. Any blanks present must be filled in with "N/A" or stricken through

• The notorial certificate is pre-dated/post-dated. 

• The Notorial certificate is blank.

• The signer cannot be positively identified (MUST BRING ID)

• The document is not original 

• The required notarial act is not indicated by the document, the signer or someone connected to the document.
  **Notaries are NOT allowed to choose a notorial act or certificate for an individual, that is considered practicing law and is illegal.