Notary Public

Wayne and Katrina are both notaries public in Georgia and offer their services generally free of charge. Contact them if you have such a need. If significant travel expenses are incurred, they may be recouped. Current volumes of notary requests don't yet warrant this, though.

The most popular use for notaries is the verification of signature on legal documents. For this service to be notarized, the identity of the signatory must be verified (if not already personally known) and the signature must be recorded in the presence of the notary. "Retroactive" witnessing (i.e., notarizing a signature already recorded) is not legally valid.

Note that notaries are under no legal obligation to perform this function. If, at any time, a notary believes the ethics of his entrusted office may be at risk during a notarization, he may excuse himself without legal repercussions.

Per Georgia law, the following disclaimer must be made: I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, AND I MAY NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR ACCEPT FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE.