Notarization of documents other than certified translation. Notary public services.

Please schedule an appointment by phone or email. Every signer must physically appear and present valid identification at the time of document notarization. We are located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Valid Identification

Acceptable forms of identification will contain the following: photo, physical description of the person, signature, serial number and an expiry date. The following forms of identification are acceptable:

Paper Identification Documents – Identity of the signer can be established by the notary public’s reasonable reliance on the presentation of any one of the following documents, if the identification document is current or has been issued within five years (Civil Code section 1185(b) (3) & (4)):

1. An identification card or driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles
2. A United States passport
3. Other California-approved identification card, consisting of any one of the following, provided that it also contains a photograph, description of the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number:
   • A passport issued by a foreign government, provided that it has been stamped by the U.S.Immigration and Naturalization Service or the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
   • A driver’s license issued by another state or by a Canadian or Mexican public agency authorized to issue driver’s licenses
   • An identification card issued by another state
   • A United States military identification card with the required photograph, description of the person, signature of the person, and an identifying number. (Some military identification cards do not contain all the required information.)
   • An inmate identification card issued by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, if the inmate is in custody
   • An employee identification card issued by an agency or office of the State of California, or an agency or office of a city, county, or city and county in California

In the absence of above mentioned ID, Credible Witnesses (2 people who personally know the signer and have an ID) may be used.