Super urgent- finding a reputable mobile notary in seattle
May 3, 2019 9:22 AM   Subscribe

Help! I have to get something notarized at 12:15 and the other person who needs to sign it will only do it if I have a mobile notary meet us on a street corner to do it. I didn’t know there WERE mobile notaries until half an hour ago and don’t know how to find one that isn’t a scam on such short notice. Any recommendations? Or do any mefites happen to be notaries and want to meet me in Seattle center in three hours? Thank you!
posted by centrifugal to Grab Bag (10 answers total)
 
Not mobile, but omnipresent: Banks have notaries, and they'll usually notarize things for you if you have an account with them. Look for a nearby branch for your bank. I've personally had something notarized at the Bank of America branch on Mercer st, a few blocks away from the Seattle Center.
posted by qxntpqbbbqxl at 9:29 AM on May 3, 2019 [8 favorites]


this sounds fishy. why isn't this person willing to have it done at a bank or a fedex?

googling did turn up this. no idea how reputable they are.
posted by brujita at 9:30 AM on May 3, 2019


Mobile notaries are totally a thing, and there's probably no scam aspect because you pay them after they've done their work. (Over the last six months I've used mobile notaries around 5 times.) You'll pay per notarized signature + the travel fee.

Possibly slightly easier to arrange, many UPS Store-type places -- mailbox places -- have a notary on staff and you can just walk in and get it done. Is there one near the location you need to be at?

Otherwise I'd just hit google right now for mobile notaries + your city and keep calling until you can find one who can make it.
posted by BlahLaLa at 9:36 AM on May 3, 2019 [1 favorite]


Yeah, mobile notary is a thing, street corners are not where they meet. Even a dang cafe is better than a street corner, they need space to lay out the document and review it, apply their special stamp, etc.
Very few honest/good/legal/upright/ethical deals take place during ad-hoc meetings on street corners imo, ymmv.
posted by SaltySalticid at 9:37 AM on May 3, 2019 [7 favorites]


UPS stores too
posted by tilde at 9:57 AM on May 3, 2019 [1 favorite]


Yeah a mobile notary will not be able to notarize things on a street corner. Notary stuff pretty much requires a desk or table to spread out all the documents and stamps and books they need.
posted by potrzebie at 10:33 AM on May 3, 2019 [2 favorites]


Call the library - if they don’t have a notary on staff they’ll tell you where to find one.
posted by lyssabee at 10:46 AM on May 3, 2019 [1 favorite]


Law firms have notaries, too.
posted by theora55 at 10:56 AM on May 3, 2019


So... how’d it go? If you care to update, I think many us would like to know, also for posterity, future searchers, etc :)
posted by SaltySalticid at 6:00 PM on May 3, 2019 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: Update: I just googled mobile notary services in Seattle and found one unremarkably named Puget Sound Notary Services. This turned out to be a pleasant guy named Brad who met me right outside the building where the other person was in a meeting, equipped with a clipboard and notary stamp. The document was in fact notarized on a street corner, and it was pricey but all was well.
posted by centrifugal at 9:41 PM on May 7, 2019 [2 favorites]


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