Currently My commission is on Albany county. However, This is not meaning that you won’t be able to get notarize your documents for other county of NY state. Only apostille service will be send it to Albany office for processing and it takes 2-10 business days (+ additional mailing time)due to their volumes of processing. NYS notary public will be able to notarize all documents within NY state.
We are unable to notarize it
- We cannot notarize or certify a copy (by itself) as notaries in New York. We would have to add an affidavit template page to your copy that we can notarize, where the owner of the original document signs the self-attesting affidavit statement in front of us about the attached copy being “a true photocopy of my original document.”
- I-9 Forms (Through the form itself does not require a notarization unless the form has the requirement for the notary to sign and affix seal )
- the signature page of a document without the rest of the document printed out or visible online.
- Documents that have a number of blank spaces or blank lines anywhere above your signature area that you are not able to fill in, especially when there is a notary section where you are swearing that the contents or statements of the document are true.
- Documents that use “witness” language for the notary section, instead of a standard NY notary jurat or acknowledgment statement. Typically found in documents from the state of Georgia and certain documents from Hong Kong, Singapore, India, and several Caribbean islands. Louisiana also often uses notary language that can be very different from the standard NY notary language.
We must check your type of your documents
Please check these following documents before you request
We will ask you to have witnesses for the power of attorney from us by following the power of attorney law in NY
- Statutory Short Form power of attorney :
This is a commonly used form in New York. It requires the principal’s signature, the signature of a notary public, and the signature of two witnesses. However, if the principal acknowledges his or her signature before a notary public, then no witnesses are required.
2. Non-statutory of custom power of attorney :
If the principal chooses not to use the statutory short form and instead creates a custom POA or uses a form from another jurisdiction, the witnessing requirements may vary. In some cases, witnesses may still be required for validity, but it’s essential to consult with an attorney to ensure compliance with New York law.
3. Healthcare Power of attorney or Healthcare Proxy:
This type of POA, which grants someone the authority to make healthcare decisions on behalf of the principal, may have specific witnessing requirements outlined in New York’s laws governing healthcare proxies.
You will need to pay for witnessing fee ($20 per witness) separately with notarial act fee.
