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The things people ask most before booking a mobile notary. Don't see yours? Call or text (484) 389-2420.
$5.00 per notarial act, plus $2.00 for each additional name in the same certificate. Noting a protest is $3.00 per page. Those are maximum fees set by the Commonwealth under 4 Pa. Code § 167.3, and they are the same for every notary in Pennsylvania. Because I'm mobile, a flat travel and convenience fee starting at $45 is added on top, quoted before I travel and itemized separately on your receipt.
It starts at $45 and is flat within roughly 15 miles of my base in West Grove. Beyond that it's quoted by distance and time, and you always get the number before I set out. It's a non-statutory charge for coming to you, separate from the $5.00 notarial fee, and Pennsylvania requires me to show both lines separately on an itemized receipt.
A valid, current government-issued photo ID for every person signing, plus the unsigned document. Don't sign it in advance. The signature has to be made or acknowledged in front of me. If more than one person is signing, everyone needs to be present with their own ID.
Any current, government-issued photo ID that gives your name, signature, and a physical description or photograph. In practice that's a Pennsylvania driver's license or PennDOT photo ID, a US passport or passport card, a military ID, or a permanent resident card. It has to be unexpired and it has to be the original, not a photocopy or a photo on your phone. If the name on your ID doesn't match the name on the document, tell me before we book so I can tell you whether I can proceed.
I come to you. ChesCo Notary is a mobile service. I travel to your home, office, hospital room, care facility, or a convenient public spot anywhere in my Chester County service area, days, evenings, and weekends.
Often, yes. Same-day and rush appointments are available by request, and I hold early-morning hours from 6 AM on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday specifically for signings that can't wait. Calling or texting (484) 389-2420 is much faster than the form when the timing is tight.
Yes. Regular hours are 6 AM to 9 PM Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and 9 AM to 6 PM Tuesday and Friday. Saturday and Sunday appointments are on request, as are after-hours signings. Everything is by appointment, so reach out with the time you need rather than assuming it's unavailable.
Acknowledgments, jurats and verifications, oaths and affirmations, signature witnessing, and copy certifications. I handle the notarization itself; I'm not an attorney, so I can't draft documents or advise you on their content.
Yes, I can notarize the signatures on a document you or your attorney have already prepared. Pennsylvania financial powers of attorney also require two qualified witnesses in addition to notarization, and I'll make sure the signing is set up correctly. I can't draft the document or advise on its terms.
A financial power of attorney signed in Pennsylvania needs two witnesses in addition to the notarization. The witnesses have to be adults who aren't the agent named in the document, and the notary can't serve as one of them, so I can't count toward the two. Line up your witnesses before the appointment. Healthcare powers of attorney and advance directives carry their own signing formalities, which I'll walk through with you when we meet.
Not yet. Remote Online Notarization is coming soon but isn't active, so for now every notarization I perform is in person. Pennsylvania allows remote and electronic notaries to charge up to $20 per act on top of the statutory fee; because I don't offer RON, that surcharge doesn't apply to anything I do.
Yes, bedside and facility visits are a core part of what I do. The signer does need to be aware of what they're signing, willing to sign, and able to communicate that to me, and they'll need valid photo ID. If someone can't meet those conditions, I'm not able to proceed.
Southern and western Chester County and the surrounding communities, from West Grove, Kennett Square, and Oxford to West Chester, Coatesville, and Downingtown. I also cover the nearby Delaware County corridor around Glen Mills, Concordville, and Chadds Ford, and the Lancaster County line at Atglen and Christiana. If you're nearby and aren't sure, just ask.
For apostilles, I notarize the documents that need one; the apostille itself is then issued by the Pennsylvania Department of State. Getting the notarization right matters here, because a defective one gets the whole package rejected and returned.
No. I'm a commissioned notary public, not an attorney, so I can't give legal advice of any kind, including immigration, or prepare legal documents. I notarize documents you've already prepared.