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We get many calls for information. A common question is “Can you notarize a letter from my boss saying where I work?” Another frequent request comes from people who need documents notarized in order to renew passports or visas. These documents typically arrive without a notary certificate so one has to be added. The common…
Travel Fees As a mobile notary, we spend a lot of time waiting. We wait for witnesses, doctors, staff and numerous other professionals who are not ready at the scheduled time. Our time is important too so effective immediately, we have a 1 hour minimum time and travel fee. We are a mobile notary service…
Banks may not notarize your documents Many businesses, including banks, are restricting the types of documents their employee notaries can notarize. Many are only allowing them to notarize documents produced by the bank or corporation. I regularly receive calls from banks on behalf of a client they can’t help. Wills are at the top of…
Some jurisdictions will allow testimony/deposition by phone when a witness cannot be in the same location as the court. The person must be properly identified by a notary public. In this case you aren’t actually putting your signature and seal on a document but you are verifying a person’s identity and in most cases placing…
I am a mobile notary… As such there are many times I am not available to perform notarizations at my location. The Mailroom at 2701 W. 15th Street in Plano (across from PISD offices) has a notary on staff during business hours. They are open weekdays 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m….
May a notary public determine which type of notarial certificate should be attached to a document? No. A notary public who is not an attorney should only complete a notarial certificate which is already on the document, or type or attach a certificate of the maker’s choosing. If a notary public is presented with a…