Notarial Services

Acknowledgements

An Acknowledgement is one of our most common acts. It certifies that a signer personally appeared before the Notary, and was positively identified and acknowledged signing the document.

Jurats

A Jurat is a type of Notarial act in which the signer personally appeared before the Notary, was positively identified, and swore to or affirmed to the notary under penalty or perjury that the information within the document is the truth.

Oaths and Affirmations

An Oath or Affirmation are somewhat similar. An Oath is a pledge from a person that signifies that he/she is bound, in conscience and out of a sense of responsibility to a Supreme Being.
An Affirmation is a solemn statement of truth made under penalty of perjury, equivalent by law to an Oath but without religious significance or reference to a Supreme Being. Often part of a Jurat.

Certified Copies

A Notary may make or supervise the making of a Certified Copy of a document that is NOT a Vital or Public Record (i.e. Birth Certificate) and attest to the trueness of the copy. Some of the more common requests include: Copies of College Diplomas, Florida Drivers Licenses, Vehicle Titles, Social Security Card, a Medical Record, a Passport, a Bill of Sale, or a Contract or Lease.

Wills and Trusts

One of our most common documents to Notarize is a Last Will and Testament, or a Trust . Most local banks will not Notarize these types of documents. IMPORTANT NOTE: Our Notaries cannot draw up a Will or Trust, OR offer any advice or questions on how to proceed with these types of documents. Rather, the Testator should be following authoritative legal instructions and a Notarial Certificate must be provided to the Notary (usually at the end of the document if self-prepared).

Power of Attorney

A Power of Attorney is a very common document that gives broad powers to a person or organization known as the agent or attorney-in-fact to act on your behalf. Some powers include but not limited to: handling financial or business transactions, buying life insurance, settling claims, and employing professional help. IMPORTANT NOTE: Our Notaries cannot draw up a Power of Attorney, OR offer any advice or questions on how to proceed with the document. Rather, the Principal and the Attorney-In-Fact or Agent should be following authoritative legal instructions and a Notarial Certificate must be provided to the Notary (usually at the end of the document if self-prepared).

Medical Advanced Directive

A Medical Advanced Directive is a written or oral statement about how you want medical decisions made should you not be able to make them yourself and/or it can express your wish to make an anatomical donation after death. Some people make advance directives when they are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Others put their wishes into writing while they are healthy, often as part of their estate planning. Common Medical Advanced Directives include: A Living Will, A Healthcare Surrogate Designation, or an Anatomical Donation.
NOTE: Medical Advanced Directives do not specifically need Notarization in the State of Florida.

VIN Verification

In Florida, certain Motor Vehicle documents need notarization to maintain legality. Used vehicles with out-of-state titles must have a VIN/Odometer inspection and verification in Florida for titling and registration in the state. Trailers must have a VIN inspection and verification.

Medical Advanced Directive

A Medical Advanced Directive is a written or oral statement about how you want medical decisions made should you not be able to make them yourself and/or it can express your wish to make an anatomical donation after death. Some people make advance directives when they are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Others put their wishes into writing while they are healthy, often as part of their estate planning. Common Medical Advanced Directives include: A Living Will, A Healthcare Surrogate Designation, or an Anatomical Donation.
NOTE: Medical Advanced Directives do not specifically need Notarization in the State of Florida.

I-9 Form Verification

When an employer designates a Notary Public or other individual to complete a Form I-9, that person is designated as an "authorized representative." The representative is simply asked to certify that the appropriate identity documents were presented (as explained in Section 2 of the I-9 form).

The authorized representative must review the employee’s identity documents while the employee is in their presence and then complete Section 2.

The authorized representative does not perform a notarization or affix a Notary seal to the I-9, since they are not acting as an official Notary Public. In the title field in Section 2, the Notary should write “authorized representative.”

Though the form itself does not require notarization, there are times when an employer will present a new employee with an email instructing him or her to take the form to a Notary for completion. In these cases, the Notary is advised to ask the signer for a copy of the email, which he or she can then keep, verifying that you acted within the employer’s request.

Safety Box Inventory

Florida law allows financial institutions such as banks, to open a safe deposit box if the rental fees are overdue and attempts have been made to notify the renter and no response has been received. A Florida Notary is required to be present for the opening, to Inventory the Contents of the Safety Deposit Box and complete a certificate of evidence.