FAQs

Do I need an Appointment?

Yes. However same day appointments can sometimes be accommodated.

What is needed?

• A valid photo ID (issued by a governmental agency, such as a driver’s license or passport) is required for each signer and any witness. The ID must provide a Signature, Physical Description, Photo and Expiration.

• Your documents or take advantage of the printing services with Notary AKT.

• Please bring any witnesses needed. Any travel and others cost fees will still be due even if the document can not be signed because no witnesses are present.

What is required to complete my notarization?

• The signer is physically present.

• The signer can communicate in English.

• The signer does not appear to be confused or disoriented.

• The document is complete and doesn't contain missing pages or blanks that should be complete at the time of notarization.

• Current date and relevant information is or can be filled in on notarial certificate.

• The signer is positively identified through satisfactory identification.

• The document is "original," and the signer's signature is original.

• The notarial act is indicated by the document, the signer or someone connected to the document.

What is a Notary?

From https://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/edinfo.shtml#Introduction :

"The primary duty of a Notary Public is to show that a disinterested party (the Notary Public) has duly notified the signer of an instrument as to the importance of such document, and the signer of such document has declared that the signer’s identity, signature, and reasons for signing such instrument are genuine. The signature and seal of a Notary Public do not prove these facts conclusively, but provide prima facie proof of them, and allow persons in trade and commerce to rely upon the truth and veracity of the Notary Public as a third party who has no personal interest in the transaction."

To become a Notary Public in Texas, a person must

• Be a Texas Resident;

• Be at least 18 years of age, and

• Maintain no convictions for a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude (theft, various misdemeanors)