A notary public is a person commissioned to serve the public as a neutral witness. A notary performs notarial acts that are allowed or required by law.

A notary is a verifier, an authenticator, an impartial agent for the state, a public recorder of acts, and an unbiased, official witness

I accept cash as a last resort, but I prefer electronic forms of payments: Zelle, Venmo, Cash App, PayPal. Checks are not accepted.

Notary fees vary by state. In the State of California the maximum fee allowed is $15.00 per signature notarized. Fees for other services such as travel are not regulated and are set by the individual.

Any current U.S. government-issued identification is considered an acceptable form of ID. This includes driver’s licenses, military IDs,  state-issued identification cards and passports.