It seems every day is a learning experience. A potential client calls and you go through the list, do you have valid ID, is the signer competent, where will I be going and so on. As our nation becomes more diverse, there are more calls from people needing documents from another country notarized. The next…
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…
There is a new UPS Store in the neighborhood. It’s good for those of us who have been driving a few miles to drop off packages. As a mobile notary working by appointment, I often get calls so now there is another retail location where people can go if they are able. There are a…
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…