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Outside the convenience of having a notary public come to your location, what other reasons exist for using a mobile notary? Scheduling flexibility is one additional reason. When you travel to a notary you must arrive during their normal business hours. Some mobile notaries offer extended hours, which are beneficial for people who cannot get away from their own jobs to travel to a notary public’s office. A mobile notary service is also useful for people with disabilities or illnesses. This is especially true in situations where power of attorney documents must be signed but the party granting power of attorney is confined to bed at home, in a hospital or hospice facility.

Mobile notaries are also used for mortgage closing documents when the signatures of multiple parties must be procured. Homes and automobiles are both frequently sold online in modern times, which means buyer and seller locations might be out-of-state. A mobile notary is highly useful in situations where multi-state signatures are required to complete a sale or deal. Third-party mail services consist of companies, which mail products and promotional documentation on behalf of manufacturers and brands they do not completely own. 

A mobile notary public will arrive at your location at a designated date and time. Valid photo identification must be presented to the notary by all parties providing signatures. Applicable information from each photo identification will be logged by the notary as a permanent record. A cellphone or other picture-taking device might also be used to scan identifications instead. Each notary will examine the document(s) to be signed with a varying degree of thoroughness.

Essentially the notary will verify all copies of a document have the same number of pages. Along with matching signature and date information. The notary will also inquire as to the nature of the document. Each notary will also ask a varying number of questions pursuant to the document. The main intention of these questions is always to ascertain each parties agree-ability to, and comprehension of a document’s terms. Signatures will be provided by each party. The notary will then sign, date and stamp (seal) the document or documents, making it or them official.

In addition to mobile or traveling notaries, there are also online Notary services. A number of states in the United States allow for online notarization.