Any document requiring Virginia notarization, such as:

Having a document notarized does not make it any more or less legal. Having a document notarized helps to eliminate the possibility of identity fraud because the notary verifies that the person signing the document is who they say they are by reviewing appropriate identification and comparing it to the actual person who will sign the document.

There are many factors that go into the amount of time a notarization will take. These factors may include:

How many documents need notarization?

How many people are signing the document?

Are there witnesses?

Has the signer already reviewed the documents and is aware of what they are signing?

Are the documents complicated or does the signer have questions for the originator of the document that will need to be answered before signing?

That being said…

Single documents with one or two signers will take about 20 minutes.

Mortgage documents will take about 45 minutes to one and half hours.

Estate documents will take 30 minutes to one hour per signer.

DO NOT SIGN THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT!

No. A Notary is not an attorney and cannot provide legal advice or prepare documents.  Doing so is considered the unlawful practice of law and is illegal. 

Mobile Notary Business Solutions does not provide Remote Online Notarizations (RON) currently. Many other mobile notaries do provide this service and can be found on Google, Yelp, National Notary Association’s notary search, Gotary.com, and other search engines.

Yes. A notary can refuse for cause, such as a suspicious ID or inexperience (something the notary has not done before, such as a protest.)

A notary can refuse if the signer wishes to meet outside of the notary’s business hours or if the notary is not available.

The notary can refuse if there is suspicion of coercion, or fraud, or if there is a question of the signer’s competence  or willingness to sign.