In order to make your document signing process fast and efficient, please read the following guidelines:
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DO NOT sign the document or documents ahead of time. The documents must
be signed in the presence of the notary. If the documents to be signed are part of a loan package, it is best not even to open it until the notary arrives!
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All signers must have proper unexpired government issued, current or
issued within the last five years and bearing a serial or identifying number as well as a physical description including height, weight, eye and hair color, signature and photograph
identification to present to the Notary.
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Notaries are not lawyers. The notary is strictly
forbidden by law to give any advice regarding your documents.
Check List Of Things Needed
For Notarization
1. Each signer’s picture identification documents, such as:
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A
driver’s license must be issued within the last 5 years by any USA state, Canada, or Mexico.
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A
Passport, issued by the United States government or a foreign government with photo and a United States Visa attached;
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A USA Armed Forces ID.
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A "Green" card issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to resident aliens.
2. Unacceptable Forms of Identification:
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Grocery Card
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Social Security Card
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Credit Card
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Corporate ID Card
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Bank Debit Card
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Birth Certificate
3. Bring cash, money order, debit or credit card to pay the notary fees.
Your Documents Must Be
Complete
At the time of notarization, all documents to be notarized must be in English, contain no blanks or white outs, incomplete fields or post dated dates. The entire document must
be completed, but not signed. Further, all document pages to be notarized must be available at the time the documents are to be signed. A notary public may not accept any acknowledgment or proof
of any instrument that is incomplete.
Signer’s must personally appear and sign in the presence of the notary.