WHAT IS A NOTARY PUBLIC?
A
Massachusetts Notary Public is an official of integrity appointed by
the Governor to serve the public as an impartial witness in performing
a variety of official fraud-deterrent acts related to the signing of
important documents. These official acts are called notarizations or
notarial acts. Notaries are publicly commissioned as "ministerial"
officials, meaning that they are expected to follow written rules
without the exercise of significant personal discretion, as would be
the case with a "judicial" official.
It
is the foremost duty of a Notary to screen the signers of
particularly sensitive instruments --- such as property deeds, wills
and powers of attorney --- for their true identity, their willingness
to sign without duress or intimidation, and their awareness of the
general importance of the document. Some notarizations also require the
Notary to put the signer under oath declaring under penalty of perjury
that the information contained in a document is true and correct.
Impartiality
is the byword of the Notary Public office and the
foundation of its public trust. Notaries are duty-bound not to act in
situations where they have a personal interest. The public trusts that
the Notary's critical screening tasks hhave not been corrupted by
self-interest. And impartiality dictates that a Notary Public never
refuse to serve a person due to race, nationality, religion, politics,
sexual orientation or status as a non-client.
As
official representatives of the state, 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
functon.
In
this modern era when business transactions between complete
strangers are the norm rather than the exception, Notaries Public
engender a trust that the critical signed documents we rely on are
authentic. Such trust enables the sensitive documents of commerce and
law to be exchanged between strangers with full confidence in their
reliability.
WHAT IS A MOBILE NOTARY PUBLIC?
A
Mobile Notary Public is a commissioned Notary who is willing to travel
to your designated location to perform notarial acts. Should you be in
need of having a document(s) notarized, all you have to do is schedule
an appointment with us and a Notary Public will contact you to set up a
brief meeting.
A
mobile Notary Public will travel to meet you anywhere, whether it be
at a local Dunkin Donuts, your home, office, hospital, your local bank,
realtors office, title company, public library, police station, nursing
home, etc., at a time convenient to you. Just fill out the form below
and a Notary Public will call or email you to make arrangements.
MOBILE NOTARY FEES
Our starting
location is Town of Ayer (zip code 01432)
1-5
miles
$25
(includes
travel fee)
6-12
miles
$40
(includes travel fee)
13-20
miles
$55
(includes
travel fee)
21-30
miles
$65
(includes travel fee)
31-45
miles
$80
(includes
travel fee)
45+
miles
$100
(includes
travel fee)
Prison -- Inmate -- Jail
~
Souza Baranowski Correctional Center
(Shirley,
MA)
~ Federal
Bureau of Prisons
Federal
Medical Center (Devens, MA)
$125
(includes
travel + clearance + wait)
Sunday
/ After Hours /
Holiday
After
Hours = Anytime after 6:30 PM
Add
$30 to fee above
REQUEST
MOBILE NOTARY SERVICES
Need a Notary Public to come to you?
All you have to do is fill out the form below and one of our Notaries
Public will contact you via email or phone (most likely email) to make
arrangements to meet with you at your convenience.
Common
documents we notarize:
Power
of Attorney, Travel Permission Letter,
Divorce Paperwork, Separation Agreements, Health
Care Proxy, Will,
Bank Documents, Property Deeds, Motor Vehicle Documents, Applications,
Passport , Certified Copy, Contracts, Bill of Sale, Subpoena, Work
Visa, School Transcripts, Affidavits, Witness Statements, Depositions,
Apostille, Trusts, Deeds, Quit Claim Deed, 14 Day Notice to Quit,
Eviction Notices, Notice of Trespass, etc.
LEGAL
DISCLAIMER: The
jurisdiction and commission of the
notaries public comply with G.L. c. 222 § 1. A notary public
is an officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and must conduct his
or her duties only in Massachusetts. Notaries cannot offer advice
concerning a document and/or transaction unless
he or she is an
attorney licensed to practice law or
is trained in that particular
field or industry.