Notary 7 Days
Notary Public is an individual commissioned by the Secretary of State to witness the signing of documents and establish the identity of the signer using proper identity verification.
At PostalAnnex of Azusa all of our staff members go through mandatory training, take the Notary state exam and go through a background check to become a qualified Notary Public to assist you at our location. Because all of our staff members have earned their notary public commission, we are proud to announce that we have a notary public on site during all our business hours.
Real Life Documents Notarized by Notary Public
Loan Documents
Grant Deeds and other Deed Documents
Consent for minor traveling with adults other than parents
Statement of Consent for Issuance of U.S. Passport to a minor (Under Age 16) – Download Form
Fictitious Business Name Registration
Vital Record Application
Contracts
Notarize documents in other language
These are just a few examples of documents we have notarized since we opened. There are more types of documents, including sworn statements (Jurat) and Acknowledgements we have notarized.
Benefits of using Notary Services at PostalAnnex of Azusa
You never need an appointment for notarizing your documents
Simply walk in to get your documents notarized
We are open all 7 days. That means a Notary Public is available all 7 days
No need for mobile Notary in most commons cases
No need to pay a hefty price for late and/or weekend appointment with Notary Public
Since everyone is a Notary Public, we share a vast pool of knowledge
If you ever need to prepare a document or find one appropriate for the notary you need done, we have a rental computer. Here you can create a document on word or find a document on the internet
Every single in store qualified transaction earns you reward. Once accumulated $10 reward coupon will be emailed to you.
We are members of the National Notary Association (NNA)
On top of all other benefits, we are members of NNA. This helps us prevent fraud and assist you in the right direction to make sure your document is notarized properly.
Charges for Notarizing Documents
Notary charge goes per signature. We charge $15i per signature that needs to be notarized per Assembly Bill 2217, effective January 1, 2017. That means if you have one (1) signature to notarize, then you only pay $15i for that signature to be notarized; if you have two (2) signatures, then $30i; so on and so forth. We do not charge extra for –
Staying open till 7 during weekdays or
For notarizing documents on the weekend
Any type of payment method – credit card, debit card, Samsung Pay, Apply Pay, etc.
How does Notary Public identify the person
Notary Public is required to check if the identification requirements set by the Secretary of State are met for the IDs provided by customer(s). Over the years of experience we have gathered what list of IDs customers bring in, out of which some are allowed and some aren’t.
Acceptable IDs
CA Driver’s License, ID or Senior ID issue by DMV
Other state driver’s license or ID
US passport book or card
US military ID (with signature and physical description)
Foreign passport, endorsed by USCIS
Canada or Mexico Driver’s License
CA state employee ID card
Inmate ID issued by CA Department of Corrections
Notary Public CANNOT accept the following pieces of identification
Social security cards
Credit cards
- Birth certificates
Mexican consular ID
An expired ID (unless it was issued in the last 5 years)
Temporary driver’s license (paper from DMV)
Permanent Resident Card/Green Card
Any ID where the name does NOT match the document (even if it is an acceptable ID)
Any form of ID that is written in another language
What can a Notary Public not do?
Per Notary Public Law, we are not allowed to give you any advice or prepare any documents for you.
Apostille after notarizing your document
Once we help you notarize, we can also help you mail your documents to and from Sacramento Office of the California Secretary of State to get an Apostille that will help validate our Notary Public signatures on documents to be used outside the Unites States of America. Per Secretary of State website You will need four documents for processing an Apostille –
- Original Notarized Document
- Cover sheet. You can use the cover sheet provided by the Secretary of State – https://notary.cdn.sos.ca.gov/forms/apostille-request-form.pdf
- A check or money order payable to Secretary of in the amount of $20ii and
- A self-addressed envelope.
Other services customers have used with Notary Service
Most of the time when customer notarized documents, they need to give these documents to someone. We have helped them various ways to achieve that task –
Computer Rental to prepare or find documents
Scanning and emailing documents
Faxing documents
Passport Expediting and/or Assistance Service
FAQs
On January 1, 2017 Governor Jerry Brown passed the AB 2217 bill that raised the maximum fee for notarial acts from $10 to $15.
There is always a notary public on site and can assist you during our regular business hours. We are open all seven days and do accept walk-ins. If you would like, you can also call ahead of time and schedule an appointment. The good news is we are closed for 4 holidays throughout the year. So we are available 361 (362) days to notarize your important documents. :-)
Our notary is only an in-store service, but we do have one available at all operating hours, no appointment needed. It would be $15 per signature that needs notarization.
As a notary public, we legally cannot advise which form you need exactly. However, we do have a rental computer that you can use to find the necessary documents or you can type up a statement on word. We also have notary certificate that you can use to write out a statement to swear to that we can notarize.
If you cannot provide a government issued ID that is not expired, then you can have two credible witnesses who do not have a financial interest and are not named in the document signed. These two individuals must have a valid government issued ID and be present when you come for the notary. Unfortunately, the notary public cannot be one of the credible witnesses. However, we are available all 7 days and accept walk-ins for this service.
If you do not have a driver’s license, there are a few more types of acceptable IDs for notary:
-US Passport book or card
-Foreign passport, endorsed by USCIS
– Senior ID issued by CA DMV
-Other state driver’s license or ID
-Mexico or Canada Driver’s License
-CA State employee ID card
-Employee ID from any city/county within CA
-US military ID (only if it includes signature)
-Inmate ID issued by California Department of Corrections
-2 Credible witnesses that can each provide one of the following IDs above
*Just note that the ID needs to be physical and photos are not acceptable
We charge $15 per signature being notarized. For example, if it is one document that requires two signatures to be notarized, then it will be $30 altogether.
Yes, we can help you with the notary and with the apostille service, including printing and shipping. You do not need an appointment and can simply walk-in all 7 days.
We can help you with notary, live scan, and shipping on saturday and sunday during all hours. No appointment needed for a notary or live scan.
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i All prices are subject to change without prior notice
ii Please refer to Secretary of State website for most up-to-date fees requirements