Offering professional, reliable, and timely notarization services.
Services
Services Offered
We notarize the following documents:
- Financial Documents
- Insurance Documents
- Department of Motor Vehicle Documents
- Health Documents
- Real Estate Documents
- Loan Documents
- Escrow Documents
- Title Documents
Notarization types include:
- Acknowledgement – Notary confirms identification of signer;
- Jurat – Signer must tell the truth to notary; and
- Oaths/Affirmations – Notary administers to signer.
Please carefully review all documents before your appointment - A DOCUMENT WITH BLANK LINES CANNOT BE NOTARIZED.
Service Hours and Location
We only provide notarization services during work hours, by appointment, at registered places of business in the East Bay.
Acceptable Identification
- A California driver’s license or nondriver’s ID
- A U.S. passport (or passport card)
- An inmate identification card issued by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation if the inmate is in prison or any form of inmate identification issued by a sheriff’s department if the inmate is in custody in a local detention facility)
- A driver’s license or official nondriver’s ID issued by a U.S. state*
- A Canadian or Mexican driver’s license issued by an appropriate public agency*
- A U.S. military ID*
- A valid foreign passport from the applicant’s country of citizenship*
- An employee ID issued by an agency or office of the state of California or a California city, county, or city and county*
- An identification card issued by a federally-recognized tribal government*
- A valid consular identification document issued by a consulate from the applicant’s country of citizenship that meets specific requirements (see #3 below)*
- The oath or affirmation of one or two credible witnesses
All of the identification documents listed above must be current or issued within the past 5 years in order to be accepted by California Notaries. IDs listed above marked with an asterisk (*) must also contain an identifying number and the photograph, signature and physical description of the bearer. For additional information, please see the “Identification” section of the state’s official 2018 Notary Public Handbook.
As of January 2017, California Notaries may now accept ID cards issued by foreign consulates as proof of a signer’s identity — but there are some restrictions. In order to be accepted, the consular ID must be current or issued in the past 5 years; have a serial or identification number; and contain the signature, photograph and description of the bearer. It’s important to note that the “matricula consular” IDs issued by Mexican consulates do not meet these requirements and cannot be accepted as satisfactory evidence of a signer’s identity in California.
FAQ
What is a notary public?
A Notary Public is an official of integrity appointed by state government —typically by the secretary of state — to serve the public as an impartial witness in performing a variety of official fraud-deterrent acts related to the signing of important documents.
Why do I need a notary?
Notarization protects against fraud. A notarized signature proves the signer appeared before the notary public because the signer must be in the physical presence of the notary before the notary may lawfully notarize the document. The notary also certifies that a signature is made willingly and freely.
What does not work for identification?
Generally speaking, Social Security cards, birth or marriage certificates, credit cards, school IDs, library cards and temporary driver's licenses are not acceptable forms of ID for notarization purposes.
Even if a Notary is personally acquainted with a signer, California State Law prohibits using personal knowledge to identify document signers. Every signer must be identified through one of the identification documents or other methods listed in California Code 1185[b].
Will you come to my company to notarize?
Yes
Will you come to my home to notarize?
No, but I can refer you to someone.
What is a notary signing agent?
A Notary signing agent is hired as an independent contractor to ensure that real estate loan documents are executed by the borrower, notarized, and returned for processing on time. Completing this critical part of the loan process enables the loan to be funded.
That is the difference between a Notary signing agent and Notary Public - a signing agent does not charge by the signature (or stamp) like a notary public. The Notary signing agent fee is generally set by the escrow company.