BOARD APPROVED MAY 21, 2024
Huntsville-Madison County Public Library offers Notary Public services for a fee of $1.00 per item notarized in a document. Notary services are dependent on Notary’s availability. Call the Library location in advance to ensure availability and/or to schedule an appointment.
Rules for Notary Public services include but are not limited to:
- An original photo identification with a signature issued by a U.S. state or federal government, such as a driver's license, state ID card, U.S. military ID, or passport. Expired IDs and photographs of identification cannot be accepted.
- Patrons must bring their own witnesses if needed. The Library does not provide witnesses, and witnesses may not be solicited from staff or customers using the Library.
- Documents to be notarized must contain a Notary Public acknowledgment.
- DO NOT sign or date the document beforehand. Documents must be signed in the Notary's presence in order to be valid.
- If signing on behalf of an employer, Government Form I-9 or Employment Eligibility Verification must include a letter from the employer authorizing the employee to act as the employer's representative.
- All real estate documents must comply with Alabama state law requirements.
- All documents to be notarized must be in English. Notaries are not permitted to make use of a translator to communicate with a Notary customer.
- Notaries may not copy and notarize Public Record documents. Some common examples of Public Record documents include: birth certificates, death certificates, official school records and transcripts, immigration papers, military records, driver’s licenses, passports, and certificates of citizenship.
Notary Publics will not provide service if the requestor, document, or circumstance raises an issue of authenticity, ambiguity, doubt, or uncertainty for the library. The Notary Public has the sole discretion to decline or provide notary public service.
Updated 5/21/2024
