Some things you should understand about this California Notary Public:
I verify the identity of the individual who signs the document.
I do not verify the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of the document.
I am an impartial witness.
I verify the signer is signing under his or her own free will and is not under duress.
I witness signing of documents and administer oaths or affirmations.
Although, notaries serve the public, I owe primary allegiance to the laws of California.
Some of the fundamentals of notarization are:
The signer must appear in person in the same room with the notary at the time of the notarization.
A notary may identify a signer in one of three ways: Personal Knowledge, Identification Cards, or a Credible Witness.
The notary must be confident that no one is trying to coerce or intimidate a signer into signing a document.
The notary must maintain a journal record of the Notarization that occurred.
Notary certificates are either wording preprinted or typed on the document itself, or on a separate page attached.
The reason for all these steps is simple, we are deterring fraud.
Below are some examples of documents you may need notarized:
Advanced Healthcare Directive
Affidavit
Apostille Processing
Auto Loan Document
Auto Title Document
Bill of Sale
Buyer Doc
Certified Copy of POA
Child Custody
Child Support
Commercial Loans
Consent Letter to Travel Abroad
Conservatorship
Contract
Deed
Deed of Trust
FHA
Grant Deed Transfer
Guardianship
Home Equity
Homestead
Hybrid E-Closing
Immigration Document
Jail Signing
Judgement
Legal Separation
Lien Release
Life Insurance
Living Trust
Living Will
Name Change
Notice of Motion
Order to Show Cause
Paternity
Permission Granted by One Parent to Another to Obtain a Passport for a Minor
Power of Attorney
Pre-Nup
Purchase
Quit Claim
Refinance
Request for Consular Report of Birth
Request for Death Certificate
Request for DMV Docs that Require Notary
Sale
SAM.GOV Registration Processing
Seller Doc
Settlement
Split Closings
T-47 Real Property Affidavit
Time Share Buyer Document
Time Share Seller Document
Unclaimed Property Affirmation Form
VA
Live Scan Fingerprinting Notary and Loan Documents