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General Notarizations
Acknowledgments, jurats, affidavits, powers of attorney, and other documents that require a commissioned notary.
North Carolina Mobile Notary
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Signed by EP brings professional notarization and loan signing support to you—handled with care, precision, and a polished personal touch.
Signature services
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From everyday documents to full loan packages, every appointment receives focused, professional attention from first signature to final check.
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Loan Signings
Professional presentation and execution of refinance, purchase, seller, HELOC, and other real estate loan packages.
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Mobile Service
Convenient travel across the service area, bringing the notarial appointment to an agreed location.
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Online Options
In-person electronic notarization and remote electronic notarization are coming soon.
The Signed by EP standard
Polished service. Precise work.
Important documents deserve more than a rushed signature. Signed by EP pairs a calm, client-centered experience with the detail every signing requires.
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Prepared
Clear expectations help each appointment move smoothly and efficiently.
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Professional
Your documents, time, and privacy are treated with respect throughout the appointment.
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Detail-minded
Signatures, dates, initials, and required notarial certificates receive a careful final review.
Where service travels
Local service,
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Mobile notary and loan signing services are available across three North Carolina counties. Travel details and availability are confirmed before each appointment.
Anson CountyNC
Union CountyNC
Richmond CountyNC
Before your appointment
Arrive ready to sign.
A little preparation keeps the notarization simple and efficient.
Bring valid identification
Have an unexpired, government-issued photo ID available for identity verification.
Keep the document unsigned
Unless instructed otherwise by the receiving party, wait to sign until the notary is present.
Fill in what you know
Complete the sections you are sure about, but leave signature lines and anything you are unsure about blank until the appointment. Some sections must be completed during the notarization.
Confirm signer attendance
Every person whose signature is being notarized must appear and be willing and aware.
NC notary study room
Keep your knowledge sharp.
Test the rules, review standard duties, and build confidence one question at a time.
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Acknowledgment: signer personally appears and acknowledges they executed the document; the signature may already be on it. Jurat: signer signs IN your presence and swears or affirms the contents are true. Check the certificate wording — “acknowledged” vs. “subscribed and sworn to.”
Identify by personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence: an unexpired government photo ID. Expired IDs are a no-go in NC. No ID and no personal knowledge? A credible witness who knows the signer — and is known to you — can vouch under oath, and you can’t charge for that oath.
Paper: $10 per principal signature. In-person electronic: $15. RON: $25. Travel: federal mileage rate, one-way, with a written agreement signed BEFORE you travel. Always free: absentee ballots, oaths of office, credible-witness oaths.
A journal isn’t legally required for traditional paper notarizations in NC, but it’s strongly recommended as a best practice and is required for electronic notarizations. Record the date and time, type of act, document title, principal name and address, how you identified them, and fee charged. Keep entries 10 years. If a notarization is ever challenged, your journal is your proof you did it right.
Sign paper certificates by hand in ink AFTER performing the act — never a stamp or printed signature. Place your seal near your signature, on the same page as the certificate. Your seal is your exclusive property: locked up, never lent, never surrendered to an employer.
Never notarize your own signature or anything you have a financial or beneficial interest in. You’re a neutral witness — the moment you benefit from the document, you’re disqualified.
The signer must appear before you for every notarial act — in person, or through an authorized remote method. No appearance, no notarization. No exceptions.
If you’re not a licensed NC attorney: don’t draft, complete, select, or explain documents. Point out where to sign, identify the signer, perform the act — and send every “what does this mean” question to the lender, title company, or an attorney.
Advertising in a language other than English? Include the disclaimer: you’re not an attorney and can’t give legal advice. Charging fees? Display your fee schedule in English, nothing smaller than 10-point type.
Refuse when: the document is blank or incomplete, you can’t verify identity, you have a conflict of interest, you’re asked to backdate, or the signer appears coerced. Note the refusal in your journal (if you keep one).
Study aid for NC notaries — not legal advice. Always verify current law with the NC Secretary of State.
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Appointment questions
A notary verifies identity, witnesses or acknowledges signatures when required, and completes the appropriate notarial certificate. A notary cannot choose documents or provide legal advice.
Yes. Each person whose signature will be notarized must personally appear before the notary with acceptable identification.
No. The receiving agency, an attorney, or another qualified professional should tell you which document and notarial act you need.
Not yet. In-person electronic notarization and remote electronic notarization are coming soon. Current services are in person.
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