Make sure your documents are completely filled out, except for the signature fields. We cannot notarize a document with blank spaces.
Do not sign your documents beforehand. The notary needs to witness you signing your document.
Bring a photo I.D. with you. The notary will need to verify your identity.
Some notarizations require witness(es). Library staff and customers cannot serve as witnesses, because all witnesses must be personally known to the individual whose documents are being notarized. Please be sure to bring any necessary witnesses with you and ask them to bring their photo IDs.
Are there any documents that the Library cannot notarize?
Government Form I-9
Notaries also cannot provide an Apostille (a form that certifies the authenticity of a document that is issued in one country to be used and considered valid in another).
Employment eligibility verification
Documents of conveyance of real estate, mortgages, other real estate loans, documents or transactions or property transfers, such as refinancing or other types of real estate loans, purchases, sales, and beneficial interests in land trusts and deeds.
Notaries may not be able to notarize documents in languages other than English.
Can the notary help me fill out or complete my document?
Notaries are not authorized to prepare or complete documents for others or give legal advice on any matter relating to a document.