Notary Services
As a notary public, I am a public official appointed by the state of Maryland to serve as an impartial witness in the signing of important documents. My role is to verify the identities of all parties involved, ensure they are not signing under duress, and certify the authenticity of the signature. I take pride in offering my services to individuals and businesses alike and am committed to serving my clients in a timely and efficient manner, with the utmost attention to detail.
My Services
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Power of Attorney
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Quit claim deeds
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Adoptions
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Guardianship and Custody
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Medical Forms/Documents
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Retirement Forms
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Thrift Savings Plan Forms
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Promissory Notes
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Affidavits
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Employer Verification
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Wills/Trusts
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Passport Forms
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Types of Notarizations
Acknowledgement
An acknowledgment is typically performed on documents controlling or conveying ownership of valuable assets. Such documents include real property deeds, powers of attorney and trusts. For an acknowledgment, the signer must appear in person at the time of notarization to be positively identified and to declare ("acknowledge") that the signature on the document is his or her own, that it was willingly made and that the provisions in the document are intended to take effect exactly as written.
Jurat
A jurat is typically performed on evidentiary documents that are critical to the operation of our civil and criminal justice system. Such documents include affidavits, depositions and interrogatories. For a jurat, the signer must appear in person at the time of notarization to sign the document and to speak aloud an oath or affirmation promising that the statements in the document are true. (An oath is a solemn pledge to a Supreme Being; an affirmation is an equally solemn pledge on one's personal honor.) A person who takes an oath or affirmation in connection with an official proceeding may be prosecuted for perjury should he or she fail to be truthful.
Certified Copy
A copy certification is performed to confirm that a reproduction of an original document is true, exact and complete. Such originals might include college degrees, passports and other important one-and-only personal papers which cannot be copy-certified by a public record office such as a bureau of vital statistics and which the holder must submit for some purpose but does not want to part with for fear of loss. This type of notarization is not an authorized notarial act in every state, and in the jurisdictions where it is authorized, may be executed only with certain kinds of the original document.
Fees
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Remote Online Notarization - $30
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In-person Signing - $8
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$8 for first copy of record, $4 for each additional copy of same record
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Certifying a copy of a record in my notary journal - $6
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Make reproductions of a notarized record or an entry in journal by photocopying or other means - $2
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Travel Fee - $5
Remote online notarizations require me to be in Maryland but they do not require the signing party to be in Maryland.
The fees listed are the maximum allowed by the state of Maryland per the Code of Maryland Regulations 01.02.08.02 effective 22January2024.