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Professional Notary Services at Your Doorstep
Notary Public
(general notary work for personal notarized documents)
Apostille
(Notary signing as well as same day courier services)
Loan Signing Services
:(legal notarized home & business loan documents)
Real Estate Services
(buying and selling residential and commercial properties)
please scroll down to see important information regarding our services.
Service Areas
Our service areas include
Madison county, St. Clair county,
bond county, Clinton County, Montgomery County,
Macoupin County, and
Jersey county of Illinois.
We are Illinois licensed;
Certified NSA, E&O insured- $25,000; Bonded-45,000;
background checks and screened.
Notary fees
Notarization fees per signature are mandated by Illinois state law. The maximum charged fees per Notarial act is $5.00 per signature. Each additional signature is a fee of $5.00. Travel fees will be added to services in accordance with our locality guide. Fees are calculated by to and from destination. taxes are added to the fees, I will have an invoice with details of all fees and taxes you will pay.
A $1.00 fee will be applied for each print, copy, scan, and fax.
Fees are per paper.
Loan signing fees
We make it simple & easy for our clients! $75.00- $200 loan signing/ notary service package include: One Deed with Two Signers; Two sets of documents (one per signer); Also includes pick up and drop off scan backs and mailing must include shipping label. Taxes are added to the fees, I will have an invoice with details of all fees and taxes you will pay. Travel fees may apply for customers over 50 miles.
Our Service Limitations;
"WE ARE NOT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN ILLINOIS AND MAY NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR ACCEPT FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE."
acceptable identification
Signer's requirements
To receive a service the signer must:
- be physically present;
- show valid identification;
- willingly sign, acknowledge, give oath or affirmation and be aware when performing the notarial act;
- the documents for notarization must be complete and without blanks..
- leave a thumbprint, if asked during the notarization;
- For signature by mark, in addition to the disabled signer, there must be two witnesses who must sign the document.
Note* The Illinois Notaries Public are not allowed to determine which type of certificate a signer must use. To do so would be considered practicing law without a license. A Notary can only ask the signer which form they prefer; and provide different types of certificates for them to select.
if the signer still does not know they will be referred to the originator of the document or a lawyer for an answer.
- Identification document must be valid at the time of notarization for the state of IL;
- An Illinois driver’s license or ID card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles;
- Another US state driver's license or ID card, that contains a photograph, description of the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number:
- ID card issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), like permanent resident card; border crossing card from Canada or Mexico;
- United States Federal IDs issued for employment, like a military ID (Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Cost Guard) cards with the required photograph, description of the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number.
Note* Some military identification cards do not contain all the required information.;
- A United States passport or passport card;
- A valid foreign passport issued by a foreign government.
- By an impartial credible identifying witness, also called a human ID, who is personally known by the notary and the witness must personally know the signer.
Unacceptable Identification
- Social Security cards - while issued by the government, do not contain a photograph of the bearer.
- Birth Certificates - while issued by the government, do not contain a photograph of the bearer.
- Credit cards - may contain the signature and photograph of the individual, are not issued by the government;
- Fraudulent identification documents;
- Usually for minors (under age 18) in the state of Illinois, except if they have an acceptable ID that meets the requirements or a credible identifying witness personally known by the notary, or if the minor is personally known to the Notary.
Important Information
*Types of Documents We Can Notarize:
- Real Estate Documents like Deeds, Grant, Trust, Quitclaim etc.
- Loan/Mortgage Documents
- Auto Loan signings
- Lines of Credit
- Bank Signatures
- Trusts, Durable and Health Powers of Attorney
Legal Papers - Wills (not in all cases) & Trusts
- Depositions
- Oaths, Affirmations & - Acknowledgments
- Court Documents
- Medical Documents
- Divorce Decree
- Adoption Papers - Affidavits:
- Affidavit of Parental Consent to Travel or Parent Travel Authorizations/ Guardianship Authorizations;
- Fraud Affidavits for Identity Theft Cases;
- Attesting to Photocopies;
- Certifying the Contents of Safe-deposit Boxes;
- Official Verification of Persons Signing Documents;
- Verifying a VIN # or Odometer for Auto Sale
- Lottery Winners & Recovery Services;
- Legal Documents and many other types!
*Types of Documents We Can NOT Notarize:
- Certified Copies of State Official Documents
– Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates, Divorce Decrees, and any vital records.
- Faxed or Copied Signatures
- Blank or Incomplete Documents
- Photographs
- Marriage Agreements
payment methods for your convenience:
- checks;
- cash if small amounts;
- all major credit cards. (a small fee per transaction may apply);
- PayPal payments for your convenience.
Payment is due at the time of service.
Signer's requirements
To receive a service the signer must:
- be physically present;
- show valid identification;
- willingly sign, acknowledge, give oath or affirmation and be aware when performing the notarial act;
- the documents for notarization must be complete and without blanks..
- leave a thumbprint, if asked during the notarization;
- For signature by mark, in addition to the disabled signer, there must be two witnesses who must sign the document.
Note* The Illinois Notaries Public are not allowed to determine which type of certificate a signer must use. To do so would be considered practicing law without a license. A Notary can only ask the signer which form they prefer; and provide different types of certificates for them to select.
if the signer still does not know they will be referred to the originator of the document or a lawyer for an answer.
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