Any Notary Publics?

[Shel]

Hi all! I work 4 days/32 hours a week & am looking to add a little extra cash to the budget. Any notary publics out there? If so, what can you tell me about it?

Thanks!!

 

[BriarfoxinWA]

I'm a notary since I work for a Bank. I don't use it much and at the bank we don't charge our customers for the service usually. Although it is in our lists of fees that we charge $5. I went through a class a few years ago - just a one day thing. It's not difficult at all to get but there are some liability issues involved. You have to keep good records of what you are doing and make sure that you are thorough in checking peoples ID's.

In our area we don't have any "notary sevices" or places that just Notarize documents. Most everyone goes to an attorney or to the bank.

Maybe someone else will know more about the "service" side of things.

 

[SplshMtn99]

I'm a notary & work at an insurance agency (& formerly worked at a bank branch). We don't charge our customers either & we didn't at the bank either.

I have seen fees listed & they are always nominal ($5 & under).

I also don't know anyone who does it "for the money". It's just a service we need to have available in the line of work we do.

The atty's office next door that is associated with our office has the same practice about not charging.

 

[barkley]

i'm not a notary but i can suggest a means for a notary to make some good money ($$$) as evidenced by my recent experiences:

be an after-hours/weekend notary that will come to senior apartments, assisted living centers, etc. many instances in which a senior needs a notary involve their adult children who work during normal bsns. hours, live distance away from their parents. we have a couple of notarys that will come (by appointment only) to a senior apartment (the common area vs. the actual apartment) to provide services. they charge $45 or $50 plus the normal notary fee (high i know, but if your mother has limited mobility or requires a wheelchair lift and your car does not have one it is well worth it). another bigger money opportunity is notary's that will go (again by appointment only) to the local jail. you have to find out your city or county's regulations on how this works, but i know of individuals who have paid $75 or $100 for this service (in addition to the regular notary fee).

 

[Kahana-ri]

When I was back in CA I work for a construction company. It was $6 per notarized signature. That was seven years ago-who knows hoe much now they pay. With all the contracts that went through that was good money. I wasn't the notary at the time, but it is what gave me the idea to become one when I moved to RI. So I paid my fee and go the license. Little did I know what a joke it was. They charge nothing here to do notaries becuase they don't really take it seriously in the state. Its a dollar per signature. You don't even need a seal if the document if it stays within the state. Needless to say, when my license came up for renewal I just let it go. I think it is still a good idea to get one if you can make the money. As I found, it all depends on your states laws. Plus, it always looks good on a resume if anything.

 

[QuiltTeddy]

When I first became a Notary, the fee was $ .50. It's now up to $2.00 max. Not something to do to "make money". Every bank has a notary. Every attorney is automatically a notary and all real estate offices have one. Most people know that that, so making money as a Notary surely isn't profitable.

 

[Shel]

Thank you all for your input.