Notary Services

A Notary is a person of integrity, appointed by the Secretary of State to verify the identity of document signers. A Notary also performs copy certifications and administers oaths and affirmations.

A virtual notary or online notary is a notary which performs notarizations with technology using video and audio means.

A notarization is a certificate filled out by the Notary, certifying certain facts about the signer and document. The Notary does not verify the accuracy or validity of the document.

Proper identification is required for any notarial service that requires verification of signature. California recognizes the following types of identification as valid:

• California Driver License or ID Card
• A United States passport
• Driver license or ID card (non-driver’s) issued by another state
• Mexican or Canadian driver license issued by an authorized agency
• US Military identification card (must include signature)
• Foreign passport
• California State, County, or City ID card (with photo, serial no., signature, and issue or expiration date)
• The Consular card (must have physical description, photo, signature, serial#)
• Federally recognized Tribal ID card (must have physical description, photo, signature, serial#)
• Inmate ID card or wristband for incarcerated signers

All of these ID cards must be either current or issued within the last 5 years. These are the only California-approved ID cards. Should you be unable to provide one of these ID cards, you may be identified on the oath or affirmation of credible identifying witnesses who have their own approved ID card. Credible Identifying witnesses must have personal knowledge of your identity, believe it is not reasonable for you to obtain the approved ID, and be honest, aware, and impartial.

We will email you an invoice that can be paid with a credit/debit card or you can pay for services through our scheduling calendar. Please note that the scheduling calendar is for a few documents. If you have more than three (3) documents please only select one document and we will calculate the remaining balance at the time of service.

Yes. We offer mobile notary service and have a network of notaries that can be found in The Notary Family database. If you are located outside of the United States we have a network of notaries that can perform virtual or digital notarizations for you.

When a California notary performs an Acknowledgment, it means that the signer must “acknowledge” their signature to the notary by signing in front of the notary or, if it had already been signed, communicating to the notary at the time of notarization that the signature already on the document is theirs. This means that a document does not need to be signed in the notary’s presence if the notary is performing an Acknowledgment because the signer will otherwise “acknowledge” their signature to the notary, usually by communicating either verbally or in writing, in the notaries physical presence, something like, “I have already signed the document”.

When a notary administers a Jurat, the signer must be given an oath (or affirmation) by the notary pertaining to the truthfulness of the contents contained in the document. A document that requires an acknowledgment does not require an oath but a Jurat procedure means that the notary has required and obtained an oath from the signer at the time of notarization. The signer must sign the document in front of the notary at time of notarization.