What is a Mobile Notary Public?

A mobile notary public is, in essence, a notary willingnotaries)
to travel to the location of the client, in order to fulfillHiring a CMNP is essential for companies looking for
his or her duties. These typically entail the witnessingservices such as loan signing or notarized documents
of sensitive documents, overseeing their signing,outside of regular business hours or locations. A
identifying participants and administering oaths whenCMNP will travel to the client's office or home on their
necessary.schedule, and is trained to handle many types of
A mobile notary public makes the process ofdocuments including real estate, corporate, personal,
notarizing documents a great deal easier forcustody, trusts and power of attorney.
individuals or corporations to procure. Most often,It is important to remember that a mobile notary is
mobile notaries are part of a centralized associationnot licensed to practice law, prepare documents or
known as the U.S. Mobile Notary Association. Here, aprovide any legal counsel. Their role is primarily that of
prospective client can contact them and seek out anan impartial witness to the signing of various
individual available for traveling to his or her location.documents and legal forms.
When a company becomes a member of the U.S.To becoming a mobile notary public, one must follow
Mobile Notary Association, they are qualified toseveral steps:
display the Certified Mobile Notary Public (CMNP)- Fill out an application, providing your name, address
designation. Often, other companies will attempt toand other contact info. You will also answer questions
emulate this designation with other, similar-soundingregarding age, residency and any previous Notary
names, but the CMNP is the official designation for acommissions held. Application procedures vary from
licensed mobile notary.state to state. For more information regarding the
For those seeking a mobile notary public in the Stateapplication process, you can visit the National Notary
of Florida, the Florida Mobile Notary Association andAssociation website at
Services, Inc. offers a centralized location to finding- Applicants are next required to pay a fee to the
willing and able Florida notaries.commissioning authority.
Among the services offered by the Florida Mobile- Applicants must then typically take an oath of
Notary Association are:office, which may be incorporated into the application
- Witnessing of legal documentsor filed with a county clerk.
- Administering of oaths- Once an individual is commissioned as a Notary in his
- Remote document signings/loan closingsor her state, they are eligible to join a licensed mobile
- Fingerprinting servicesnotary association in their state. Typically a small
- Solemnized weddings (Florida is among the fewmonthly fee is required to retain membership.
states to offer this service from its certified