A Notary Public is a state government official of integrity authorized by the secretary of state to assist the public as an impartial witness in a range of official fraud-deterrent activities linked to the signing of vital documents. Notarizations, or notarial acts, are the official acts in question. Notaries are commissioned as "ministerial" officials by the public, which means they are expected to follow written regulations without using substantial personal judgment, as would otherwise be the case with a “judicial” official.

A Notary's job is to verify the identification of signers of important papers including property titles, wills, and powers of attorney, as well as their willingness to sign without pressure or intimidation, and their understanding of the document's or transaction's contents. Additionally, some notarizations require the Notary to place the signer under oath, affirming that the information included in the document is true and correct under penalty of perjury. Neutrality is the foundation of the Notary’s public trust. The public trust that the Notary's screening responsibilities are not tainted by self-interest. A Notary must never refuse to serve someone because of their race, nationality, religion, politics, sexual orientation, or status as a non-customer.

Notaries Public certify the proper execution of many of the life-changing documents of private citizens, whether those diverse transactions convey real estate, grant powers of attorney, establish a prenuptial agreement, or perform the multitude of other activities that enable our civil society to operate.

From Subsection 117.05(05) of Florida Statutes, reasonable reliance on the presentation to the notary public of any of the following forms of identification, if the document is current or has been issued within the past 5 years and bears a serial or other identifying numbers.

A Florida identification card or driver’s license issued by the public agency authorized to issue a driver’s license.

A passport issued by the Department of State of the United States.

A passport issued by a foreign government, if the document is stamped by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

A driver’s license or identification card issued by a public agency authorized to issue driver licenses in a state other than Florida, a territory of the United States, or Canada or Mexico.

An identification card issued by any branch of the armed forces of the United States.

An inmate identification card issued on or after January 1, 1991, by the Florida Department of Corrections for an inmate who is in the custody of the department.

An inmate identification card issued by the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, of an inmate who is in the custody of the department.

A sworn, written statement from a sworn law enforcement officer that the forms of identification for an inmate in an institution of confinement were confiscated upon confinement, and that the person named in that document is the person whose signature is to notarized.

An identification card issued by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Florida Laws provide two additional methods of identification to a person who does not have and cannot obtain acceptable identification. Most often this occurs when a person is an elderly person, a minor child, or a person with a disability.

The sworn statement of one credible witness is personally known to the notary public.

The sworn written statement of two credible witnesses whose identities are proven to the notary public upon the presentation of satisfactory evidence that each of the following is true.

That the person whose signature is to be notarized is the person named in the document.

That the person whose signature is to be notarized is personally known to the witnesses.

That the reasonable belief of the witnesses that the circumstances of the person whose signature is to be notarized are such that it would be very difficult or impossible for that person to obtain another form of identification.

That is the reasonable belief of the witnesses that the person whose signature is to be notarized does not possess any identification specified in Section 117.05(5)(b)(2), Florida Statutes; and

The witnesses do not have a financial interest nor are parties to the underlying transaction.

1. Except for the Notarial phrase and, of course, signature lines, all forms must be completed.

2. Please double-check all papers for proper name spelling and dates.

3. At the time of signing, you must have a valid form of identification with you.

Fortunately, there are a variety of ways to schedule an appointment with me.

You can schedule appointments online, call or text me at (689) 210-8761, or send me a message through email.

I do not provide on-site notary services at this time because I am a mobile notary business. Having said that, I do have a mailing address, which is available upon request.

I specialize in bringing our services to you as a Mobile Notary service. This might be your house or workplace, a restaurant, a nursing facility, a hospital, an airport, a federal, state, or county correctional facility, or anything else. This wide coverage is mostly provided in and around the Orlando area. I also frequently serve cities and counties in the nearby Orlando area, such as Orange Osceola and Seminole counties, Belle Isle, Apopka, Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Dr. Phillips, and Altamonte Springs to name a few. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

I accept payments through, Venmo, Paypal, ApplePay, Zelle, cash, and cheques. I can also provide invoices upon request.

Every notarized signature normally takes about 5-7 minutes.