Notary Public
Notary Service is provided for $5.00 per stamp/seal.
NOTARY PUBLIC DEFINED
A notary public is a person of integrity appointed by the Secretary of State to serve the public as an impartial and unbiased witness by identifying persons who come before the notary. The most common function of the notary is to prevent fraud by attesting that a person actually signed a document.
NOTARIZATION DEFINED
Notarization is the “act of witnessing” by the notary public in accordance with specifications of state law. Notarization involves signed documents and requires the notary to ensure the signer’s identity and willingness to sign.
The notarization of a document will detect and deter fraud when the proper steps of notarization are followed.
However, a notarization does not:
- prove the truthfulness of statements contained in the document,
- legalize or validate the document, or
- by itself protect a person’s rights to his/her artistic creations or inventions.