r/Notary

Do you have a mileage limit or any other rules you use to decide whether to take mobile appointments?

we needed a notarized letter for school for my second child starting kindergarden even tho my daughter alrdy attends this School..

anyway it took him almost a month to finally get the paper and drop it off. school starts in 2 weeks. I am now registering him tomorrow, and realizing he wrote my address with unit 2. we live in a duplex so unit 2 is upstairs, but he does own both units. I just wrote over the 2 with a 1 with my pen, bc I dont have time to wait for him to get a new paper. is this going to be a problem with the school? they know we live here and my daughter goes there and my neighbors upstairs are also students at this school, nothing im saying is lying but he just wrote the wrong unit number on original paper :( pls help. thanks.

Hi everyone,

I'm a Chinese citizen currently outside the U.S. I need to notarize a Charles Schwab account statement by signing a True Copy Affidavit, and the notarized PDF will later be submitted for a Kentucky e-Apostille.

Has anyone worked with a Kentucky Remote Online Notary (RON) who has experience with international clients and foreign passports?

I'm looking for recommendations or experiences rather than advertisements. Thanks!

I am soon getting my commission to be a Notary Public (took the class, passed the exam, waiting to get sworn in).

Want to be a Mobile Notary in Pennsylvania. For anyone else who is a mobile notary, what are the Administrative fee’s you charge and how much? Such as travel fee’s, fee’s for printing copies off, etc.

Would love to get some insight for when I officially get sworn in.

Lately it’s been a challenge to secure legitimate general notary leads or legitimate loan signing leads in Georgia since about March. Anyone else in GA noticing a similar trend? I’m getting more scam request now and it’s so annoying. I would normally receive on average 6-7 requests per day.

Is there no better way to confirm the validity of signatures? I thought about this the other day when I had to complete a financial transaction where every detail was handled online - but there was no electronic signature option. I had to print out a paper form with all of the details I had entered online, then find a notary to watch me sign it and put their own signature on it saying THEY had done so.

I am a Notary Public in CA and only perform notarial acts for my employer during business hours. It is a very controlled environment.

I want to be a mobile notary in the evenings and the weekends to make money for myself. What is the best way to go about this? What do I need logistically?

- file business documents to protect myself in case i get sued

- insure my vehicle for business purposes

-create a client agreement (contract for services explaining costs, etc.)

What else?

Loan package- REFI, 150 pages all of them legal size for 90$

+ extra 150 copies for the signer and 10 miles drive. Is that an order that you as a notary will take?

Hi everyone-
I’m currently a FT college student who recently finished my summer program and I’m about to start studying to become a notary.
I know everyone studies differently, but about how long did you study before you felt ready to take the notary exam? Fall semester starts in about 2 weeks, so I’m hoping to study and prep until then.

Not sure if it matters, but I’m a Suffolk county resident.
Any advice is appreciated!

Edit: wrote out suffolk county res.

Hi! Please advise if anyone here has tried using Apostille for their AOSG. Would like to know your thought on this clause “if the AOSG is notarized by a local notary public in the country of destination, the AOSG must be duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate/Honorary Consulate (for non-Apostille countries)
or apostilled8 by the apostille authority in the country of destination( for Apostille countries).
Does this since my destination is under apostille countries, can my sponsor not go to PH embassy but have this apostilled instead? Please help. Thank you

I’m looking to get into this business for a few years. Probably keep it if I find true joy and happiness in it. But I do have other career options that will take years to build to like voice acting. I have a basic understanding of what the career is. You’re there as a legal representative and help people sign documents, make sure nothings fake, all ducks are in line for everyone. And ship them off on time.
But what skills are needed for this? What are some positive and negative traits of a person that would thrive in being a notary?

Also would taking a business class, brushing up on math and English be a good idea? My jobs in my adult life haven’t required that stuff. I mainly have done delivery driving apps, helped my uncle with a small shop he had. And then helped my dad with his construction work. All the things I learned in HS has gone out my brain. So what would I need to brush up on?

Okay, my bf and I are trying to save his childhood home, his dad never claimed his inheritance of the house from his mom so now I would have to go through probate I need a temporary form that can be in place before the end of the month my problem is idk if I need to worry about formatting or if that paper I have even works as a legal paper PLEASE HELP it won't let me link it so I hope simply copying it in is okay

Location: Columbia Mississippi

AGREEMENT TO CONVEY INTEREST AND CONSENT TO OCCUPANCY

Date: ______________________________, 2026

Property Address: ______________________________________________

Parcel Number: _________________________________________________

County: Marion County, Mississippi

Record Owner: ______________________________________, deceased

Intended New Owner: ___________________________________________

AGREEMENT

The undersigned acknowledge that the above-described property remains recorded in the name of the deceased record owner and that the estate and legal title to the property have not yet been formally resolved or transferred.

The undersigned agree that, to the fullest extent of their respective lawful rights, title, claims, and interests in the property, they intend for their respective lawful interests in the property to be conveyed and transferred to:

________________________________________________________________

To the extent that any undersigned party presently owns or possesses a legally transferable interest, right, title, or claim in the property, that party agrees to convey, assign, transfer, and release such lawful interest to the Intended New Owner to the fullest extent permitted by Mississippi law.

The undersigned further agree to cooperate in good faith and to execute any reasonable deed, affidavit, estate document, heirship document, or other legally necessary instrument required to establish and complete the lawful transfer of their respective interests to the Intended New Owner when legally able and authorized to do so.

CONSENT TO POSSESSION

The undersigned expressly consent to the Intended New Owner and the Intended New Owner's household occupying, possessing, maintaining, repairing, improving, insuring, and otherwise caring for the property while the estate, title, and ownership matters are being resolved.

The undersigned agree not to interfere with, obstruct, or revoke that consent to possession and occupancy, except as required by law or by a subsequent written agreement signed by the parties.

The undersigned further agree not to voluntarily sell, convey, assign, transfer, pledge, encumber, or otherwise dispose of any lawful interest they may have in the property to another person in a manner inconsistent with this Agreement.

TAXES, EXPENSES, AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY

The parties acknowledge that the Intended New Owner and/or the Intended New Owner's household may pay delinquent or current property taxes and may pay expenses necessary to preserve, protect, maintain, repair, insure, or improve the property.

Any payments made by the Intended New Owner and/or the Intended New Owner's household toward property taxes, insurance, utilities, repairs, maintenance, improvements, preservation, or other necessary property expenses shall not be considered a gift, donation, or voluntary contribution to any other party.

Such payments are being made for the purpose of preserving and maintaining the property and protecting the property from loss, deterioration, delinquency, or other expense.

The parties acknowledge that payment of taxes or other expenses does not, by itself, establish legal title; however, the parties expressly agree that such payments shall not be characterized as gifts to another party or used as evidence that the Intended New Owner voluntarily intended to give those amounts to another person.

NO CLAIM GREATER THAN LAWFUL INTEREST

Nothing in this Agreement is intended to represent that any party presently owns an interest greater than the interest legally belonging to that party.

Each party agrees that this Agreement applies only to whatever lawful interest, right, title, or claim that party may presently possess or may lawfully convey.

No party is representing or warranting that they individually hold complete legal title to the property.

AGREEMENT TO COMPLETE TRANSFER

The parties intend this Agreement to document their present agreement concerning the property and their commitment to cooperate in completing the lawful transfer of their respective interests to the Intended New Owner.

The parties agree that this Agreement shall remain in effect unless replaced, modified, or terminated by a subsequent written instrument signed by the parties whose interests are affected, or unless otherwise required by applicable law or court order.

The parties further agree that they will not knowingly take any voluntary action inconsistent with the transfer of their lawful interests to the Intended New Owner while this Agreement remains in effect.

To the extent permitted by law, the parties intend their obligations under this Agreement to be binding upon their respective heirs, successors, personal representatives, and assigns.

NO WAIVER OF LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

The parties acknowledge that this Agreement does not itself replace any deed, probate proceeding, estate proceeding, heirship determination, court order, or other legal requirement that may be necessary to establish or transfer legal title to the property.

The parties agree to comply with all applicable legal requirements necessary to complete the transfer.

Each party acknowledges that they are signing this Agreement voluntarily, without coercion or improper pressure, and for the purposes stated herein.

SIGNATURES

PARTY A

Name: _________________________________________________________

Signature: ____________________________________________________

Date: _________________________________________________________

PARTY B

Name: _________________________________________________________

Signature: ____________________________________________________

Date: _________________________________________________________

INTENDED NEW OWNER

Name: _________________________________________________________

Signature: ____________________________________________________

Date: _________________________________________________________

NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF ______________________________

On this ______ day of ______________________________, 2026, the above-named parties personally appeared before me and acknowledged that they voluntarily executed the foregoing Agreement for the purposes stated therein.

Notary Public: _________________________________________________

My Commission Expires: ________________________________________

NOTARY SEAL:

Just became a notary in Texas and am wondering how income tax works for the earnings. Is there a minimum amount I need to earn in order to have to file taxes for it?

Separate question: I do not have a car but work in a mall and plan on walking to all of the businesses in the mall and handing out my business cards. I know in the state of Texas I cannot charge more than $10 for a traditional notary, but if I were to get some business from the other stores at the mall would me walking to them be considered travel / mobile notary? Would I be able to charge an additional $2.50 per notary for my bus fair?

Thank you in advance.

My mom is a notary public, I saw that in Ohio family can notarize documents for family under certain conditions but I wasn't sure what exactly it meant by that.
The document is for a convention I'm taking my brother to next year, they require a legal guardian (my dad) to sign a paper in front of a notary (my mom??) in order to allow someone who is not a legal guardian (me) to act as an escort for an attendee under the age of 16 (my brother). Is my mom allowed to notarize it or do we need to go have someone else do it?

Hi all, I took the exam 7/21. They processed my payment 8/1. I still haven’t heard back. Just curious if anyone is in the same boat?

Thanks!

I got notarized so I could stamp and sign financial documents at work 🫠 I think it would be more fun if I was out and about in the field and since I won’t be, I’d love to hear some of your stories! Funky locations, weird people, etc…. Lay it on me!

Hey, this new law confused me, making people take a test before becoming a notary in Texas? I guess other states do it too. I made a study guide for it.

Just a heads up for anyone planning on taking the test at William Street anytime soon, I was just turned away today for the 11 AM test. I arrived at 10 AM, we’re a steady flow of us were being turned away.

The (very rude) man in charge hold us We have to be there at 7 AM if we hope to get a spot. Which is crazy that you have to wait four hours, but welcome to New York.