🌍✈️ Planning a trip for your little adventurer? Remember, parental consent forms are your best travel buddy! Here's why:

In a world where convenience is king, there's a service that's bringing essential notarization right to your doorstep – mobile notary services.

I’ve heard a lot about people “getting their affairs in order” over the years, much of which needs to be notarized. If you or a loved one is advancing in age and even if not, there are a couple things to think about and take action on now to make things easier in your later years.

In California, we notarize individuals in that we are confirming their identity but not who or what they represent. Capacity is legalese for a person’s title like if they were CEO of a company. The idea behind this is that it’s not our job to confirm someone is a trustee as that’s really the job of an attorney and not a notary public.

Happy Holidays from Santa Barbara Mobile Notary….here’s a look back at 2022.

We drive around town every day and often have to eat on the run, let me save you some time as to the best deals in town. There are so many others, have any to add?

Giving back and paying it forward with Santa Barbara Rescue Mission.

We wanted to underscore the value of hiring Santa Barbara Mobile Notary for when you need a “notary near me”. Perhaps you have more benefits than what we listed here? Let us know!

Every summer, we notarize quite a few parental consent forms for children or minors who may be traveling with just one parent, another relative, or a friend of the family.

If you or a loved one is elderly and don’t plan on driving any longer, it’s important to get a senior identification card or have a valid passport for notarizations.

As a notary public, we verify your identity with a form called either an acknowledgment or a jurat. Each has a few things in common…

We have a couple of suggestions on how to be prepared if you find yourself needing a notarization at the hospital or other medical or senior facility where access is limited.

The actual process for notarization at an incarceration facility is highly specialized and not every notary has the experience to conduct a notarization correctly the first time.

We have a great deal of experience in notarizing Advanced Health Care Directives and will meet you at your home, senior care facility or Cottage Hospital to conduct the notarization.

Ever wondered how a notarization is scheduled and what happens afterward?

Are you ready for your summer vacation plans? As we open up and are allowed to travel, it will be important to make sure all your paperwork is in order — especially if you have children that might be traveling without one or both of their parents.

The California Secretary of State has made it clear that a notary public may not notarize, complete or make the certification on Form I-9, even in a non-notarial capacity.

What happens if you have an expired driver's license and no other identification, can you still notarize a document?

One of the most challenging parts of 2020 as a notary was navigating the legal requirements around the identification of the customers that are signing important documents that need to be notarized. With the pandemic closing many DMV offices or at the very least severely limiting the ability to make an appointment, many of our customers were having a hard time getting their licenses renewed. This was especially problematic to our senior citizen population that wanted to make sure to stay safe at home from being out in public and potentially exposed to COVID-19.