Notary
Notary Services
When is notary service available?
The service is generally available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Please call in advance to make an appointment. We may not be able to provide service to drop-in patrons as a notary may not be present.
What is the fee for getting something notarized?
Richmond Heights Library does not charge a fee for this service.
What do I need to bring with me?
- Please make sure your documents are completely filled out, except for the signature blanks.
- We cannot notarize a document with blank spaces.
- Please don’t sign your documents beforehand. The notary needs to witness you
- signing your document.
- Please bring a photo I.D. with you. The notary will need to verify your identity.
- If you are bringing witnesses with you, please ask them to bring their photo I.D.s.
And please note: In accordance with Missouri Notarial Law (Section 486.700,
RSMo), the Notary will ask you to sign their Notary Public Record Book. Service
for customers who decline to sign the Record Book will not be provided.
Are there any documents that the Library cannot notarize?
- Form I-9
- Notaries cannot provide an Apostille (a form that certifies the authenticity of a
- document that is issued in one country to be used and considered valid in
- another).
- Employment eligibility verification.
- Documents of conveyance of real estate, mortgages, other real estate loans, documents or transactions or property transfers, such as refinancing or other types of real estate loans, purchases, sales, and beneficial interests in land trusts and deeds.
- Notaries may not be able to notarize documents in languages other than English.
- We do not certify vital records (birth, marriage, divorce, death).
Can the notary help me fill out or complete my document?
- Notaries are not authorized to prepare or complete documents for others or give legal advice on any matter relating to a document.
