Notary Services Offered

Notary Services

Reliable mobile notary and professional closing agent services available by request and appointment.

Acknowledgement

An acknowledgment is a declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that:

(1) the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record; and
(2) if the record is signed in a representative capacity, the individual signed the record with proper authority and signed it as the act of the individual or entity identified in the record.

A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, all of the following:

(1) The individual appearing before the notarial officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed.
(2) The signature on the record is the signature of the individual.

Three acknowledgment short forms are provided by RULONA. The person acknowledging the record must personally appear before the notary. In addition, the person may sign the document in the notary’s presence or acknowledge that the signature on the document is his or her own.

(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:

State of
County of
This record was acknowledged before me on ___________ (date)
by ____________________________(name(s) of individual(s)).
Signature of notarial officer
Stamp
Title of office
My commission expires:

(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:

State of
County of
This record was acknowledged before me on _____________ (date)
by ______________________________(name(s) of individual(s))
as ______________________________(type of authority, such as officer or trustee)
who represent that (he, she or they) are authorized to act on behalf of ____________________ (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed).
Signature of notarial officer
Stamp
Title of office
My commission expires:

Witnessing or attesting a signature

A notarial officer who witnesses or attests to a signature shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, all of the following:

(1) The individual appearing before the notarial officer and signing the record has the identity claimed.
(2) The signature on the record is the signature of the individual.

State of
County of
Signed (or attested) before me on _______________________ (date)
by ______________________________ (name(s) of individual(s)).
Signature of notarial officer
Stamp
Title of office
My commission expires:

Certificate

A notarial officer who certifies or attests a copy of a record or an item which was copied shall determine that the copy is a complete and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record or item. The notary public must make sure that the copy is exactly the same as the original.

Pennsylvania Notaries public may not certify certain Federal, State or County records. Only the agencies where these records are filed may certify copies, because they alone hold the original documents or records. This would include the following types of documents:

• Birth records

• Death records

• Marriage records

• Corporate records, i.e. Articles of Incorporation

Oaths and Affirmations

An oath is a formal declaration or promise to perform an act faithfully and truthfully or an affirmation of the truth of a statement. Oaths are usually given for three purposes:

(1) That a statement is the truth;
(2) That the testimony he or she will be giving will be the truth;
(3) That he or she will faithfully perform the duties of a public office.

Oaths may be spoken or written. An oath that is not based on an appeal to a higher power or supreme being is called an affirmation. Individuals who prefer not to swear may make an affirmation.

Examples of verbal oaths/affirmations

Notary: Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that the statements contained in this affidavit are true to the best of your knowledge and belief?
Affiant: I do.

Notary: Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that the testimony that you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Witness: I do.

Minimum $45:00 in 5 mile Radius. (single signer 4 Notarizations or less). More than one signer, $5.00 per notarization.

Refinances: (under 120 pages $150.00

Real Estate Purchase purchases (one or more signers $150.00 Minimum)

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