What Jacksonville sends me
The requests that come most often from this part of Florida:
- Powers of attorney for someone who is away or deployed.
- Affidavits and sworn statements for agencies and courts.
- Vehicle powers of attorney and bills of sale.
- Documents for relatives handling property elsewhere.
- Company paperwork for small businesses.
Worth knowing in Jacksonville
With a large military presence in the area, powers of attorney signed before a departure are common, and an online session means the paperwork does not wait for anybody's leave to line up.
Duval County records its own documents, so a deed signed online still goes to the Clerk there, and the recording fee and documentary stamp tax are paid at that office.
Because the distance rules out an in-person visit from me, I will say early in the conversation whether your document really can be notarized online, rather than letting you find out at the end.
How an online session works
You book a time, and I send a secure link, usually for the same day or the next, and the platform then checks your identification and asks a few questions drawn from public records, before we meet on video, where I confirm you understand what you are signing and that nobody is pressuring you.
You sign electronically, I complete the notarial certificate, and you download the finished document with its seal and audit trail, all of which normally takes about fifteen minutes.
What you need
- A phone, tablet or computer with a camera and microphone.
- A current, government-issued photo ID.
- The document, complete and unsigned.
- Confirmation from the office receiving it that they accept an electronic notarization.
In person, honestly
I am based in Lakeland and travel inside Polk County, so I do not drive to Jacksonville for a signing, so if your document has to be signed on paper in front of a notary, look for a mobile notary there, and if it can be done online, we can start today.
Frequently asked questions
- Do you travel to Jacksonville?
- No, I travel inside Polk County only, and everything else is done in an online session, which is valid across Florida and carries the same legal weight as signing in person.
- Is an online notarization valid here?
- Yes, Florida authorized remote online notarization in 2020, and a document notarized this way has the same effect as one notarized across a desk, though the office receiving it can still ask for paper.
- I am stationed overseas — can I still use a Florida notary?
- Often yes, because a Florida notary performing a remote notarization is treated as acting in Florida, though the law places conditions on signers located outside the country, so tell me the document and where you are.
- How soon can we do it?
- Same-day is common, and all you need is valid identification, a device with a camera and a document that is complete and unsigned.