Frequently Asked Questions

No. California does not yet allow its notaries to perform online or remote (video) notarizations. Every notarization we do is in person — we simply travel to wherever you are.

No — a notary public cannot give legal advice or decide what kind of notarization you need. Please bring the document your attorney, title company, or institution has prepared, and we will carefully complete the notarial act.

Everyone whose signature is being notarized must be present with valid photo ID. Some documents also require one or two witnesses — check your document, or ask the institution that gave it to you, and let us know so we can plan ahead.

Yes. Visiting people where they are is the heart of what we do. We notarize at private homes, hospital bedsides, hospice, and assisted-living and skilled-nursing facilities throughout Calaveras County.

Common ones include durable and healthcare powers of attorney, living trusts and trust-transfer deeds, advance healthcare directives, and affidavits. You bring the documents your attorney or institution prepared; we handle the notarization.

Acknowledgments, jurats and sworn statements, copy certifications, DMV and vehicle-title transfers, parental and travel-consent letters, and structured-settlement or disability paperwork, among others.

Please have ready: a valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID for each person signing; the document you need notarized, still unsigned (the law requires us to watch you sign it); any witnesses your document calls for; and payment. Not sure about something? Just ask when we schedule.

Call and ask — we do our best to accommodate urgent and after-hours requests, especially for time-sensitive estate, hospital, and family matters. The sooner you call, the more options we can offer.

We meet you at your chosen location, check each signer's photo ID, watch each person sign, and complete the notarial certificate and our journal entry. Most single-document signings take only a few minutes.

California law sets the notary fee at $15 per signature. Because Calaveras County is spread out, we add a simple flat travel fee based on your zone — and you will always know the full cost before we arrive. See our Pricing page for the zone schedule.

California caps the notary fee at $15 per signature — that part is the same statewide. The travel fee is a separate, clearly labeled charge for coming to you. We never roll travel into the per-signature fee or charge more than $15 for the notarial act itself.