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Notaries Public--What are they? VERY IMPORTANT: If you just need a simple signature witnessing a simple document or two, during regular business hours and you also do not require someone to meet you at a specific location, please visit the closest The UPS Store or Postal Annex where a notary is always on call Monday through Friday from 8.30AM-6.30PM and Saturdays until 4PM. The UPS Store and Mailboxes will only charge $10 per signature witnessed. If that tip just saved you some moolah, go ahead and "like" our Facebook page (link on home page) so you can get a discount when you really need a notary outside regular business hours or when you just cannot afford to be away from your comfy, cozy digs. Now moving on to your very persnicketty questions... 1. Who or what or when is a notary public? A notary public is a public state officer commissioned by the appointed authority in the state of residence. Notaries can perform these functions authorized by state law (may vary): Administer oaths and affirmations Take acknowledgments Attest to photocopies of certain documents eg. powers of attorney. 2. What do notaries do exactly? Just stamp documents for $5 a pop? Contrary to popular belief, notaries do not notarize documents, they notarize signatures. They are required to do the following: Examine the document for completeness. Check the notarial certificate for compliance with state law, if there is one preprinted. Identify the document signer Confirm the signers' capacity to understand the document: Notaries can witness signatures even they are not familiar with the language on the document. However, they must be able to communicate with the signer. Administer the oath/affirmation or take the acknowledgment Complete the notarial certificate by placing their signature, dating and sealing the document. 3. What if someone doesn't have valid ID or it expired a trllion light years ago? The following is a list of acceptable forms of ID (may vary by state): An identification card or driver's license issued by the state department authorized to issue them. A U.S. passport issued by the State Department of the United States. Other state-approved identification card consisting of any one of the following, provided that it also contains a photograph, description of the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number: A passport issued by a foreign government, provided that it has been stamped by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service or the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service; A driver's license issued by another state or by a Canadian or Mexican public agency authorized to issue a driver's license; An military identification card issued by any branch of the armed forces of the United States; If any of the above forms of identification are not available, or it would be excessively difficult for the document signer to obtain them, notaries can usually (state law permitting) use the oaths of two credible witnesses to satisfy notary identification requirements. The two individuals have to be over the age of 18, have valid identification ready for inspection and must swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that they personally know the signer. They will also need to be present at the time of witnessing and sign the notary journal. Please contact us directly if you have any additional questions! Clicking on our chat window below is a great way to get help
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