General Notarization
Acknowledgments, jurats, sworn statements, affidavits, and copy certifications — the single documents that need a notary’s seal.
For individuals, families & small businesses.
What’s involved
- Verify signer identity
- Confirm the signer is willing & aware
- Complete the notarial certificate
- Apply seal & journal the act
- One trip, multiple documents welcome
Have this ready
- Valid, unexpired government photo ID
- The document — unsigned (we witness the signature)
- Any required witnesses (we can advise on need)
Common questions
A valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID (driver’s license, state ID, passport, or military ID) for every person signing, and the document itself — completed but NOT yet signed, since a notary witnesses the signature. Make sure the name on your ID matches the name on the document. If your document requires witnesses, have them present, or ask us in advance and we can help arrange them.
There are two separate parts: the notary fee per notarial act (per signature/seal), which Idaho keeps reasonable, and a separate flat mobile travel fee for coming to you — disclosed before your appointment. Multiple documents on one trip share the single travel fee, so a local single-document visit is typically $40–$75 all-in. Loan-signing and seller packages are billed as a flat package. After-hours, weekend, and urgent same-day visits may add a small fee. You always get the number before we start.
Whether your document needs witnesses depends on the document and on Idaho law — many do not, but some (like certain estate documents) require one or two impartial adult witnesses who are not named in the document. We can tell you what your document appears to require and, with notice, help arrange witnesses. Note that the notary generally cannot also serve as your witness.