• Travel Fee – 

         Cherokee County $50

          Clayton County $30

          Cobb County $40

          North Fulton County $40

          South Fulton County $25

          Forsyth County $50 

          Dekalb County $40

          Gwinnett County $50

          Newton County $50  

**Other counties not listed will be considered for a mutually agreed-upon travel fee.

• After-Hours Dispatch Fee – $10

• Weekend Dispatch Fee – $10

• Holiday Fee – $20 for appointments needed on any Federal Holiday. 

     **Travel and Dispatch are an additional charge and are not included in this fee.

• Hospital/Hospice/Assisted Living Appointment Fee* – $25 plus $25 each additional hour after the first hour. 

     **Travel and Dispatch are an additional charge and are not included in this fee.

• I-9 Verification Fee – $25 per employee, as I-9 forms are not notarized and do not fall under the Georgia fee statute. A Notary Public serves as an authorized representative to verify identification. 

    **Travel and Dispatch are an additional charge and are not included in this fee.

• Administering Oaths & Affirmations – $45 plus an additional $25 per every additional hour until dismissed by the Judge. 

    **Travel and Dispatch is an additional charge and is not included in this fee.

• Witness Fee – $25 per witness if provided by Bledsoe Financial Services. You may provide a witness on your own at no additional charge as long as the witness meets the criteria per the State of Georgia and has valid identification.

       *Please verify with administration that on-site notarization is allowed and visitors are permitted prior to booking your          appointment as booking fees are non-refundable.  If the patient is not fully alert or has been medicated, Bledsoe                    Financial Services will not be able to notarize the document(s).

LOAN SIGNING AGENT SERVICES AND FEES

Loan signing fees vary based on loan type, document count (if having to print documents), scan backs/fax backs, number of signers, location and travel time, and if witnesses are needed.  Fee typical ranges from $125-$200 per hour. Please contact me for an exact quote.

FOR LOAN SIGNING CLIENTS:

• For loan document signings, check with your lender about any required items that will need to be returned with your documents (such as: W-2, Pay stub, copies of identification etc.).

• Have copies of your identification available as they must be sent back with the loan package.  Some lenders require two forms of government issued ID.  Check with your lender to verify their requirements.

• Funds to Title Company, if applicable.  Sometimes, due to the amount, personal checks are not accepted.

• Have lender’s phone number handy in case you have questions during the signing.  As your Loan Signing Agent, we serve as a neutral party to witness the documents and cannot provide legal or financial advice or any information as to the details of the documents.

Below is my FAQ page for my website…

WHAT IS A NOTARY PUBLIC?

A Notary Public is an individual of integrity, appointed by the Secretary of State, to serve the public as an impartial witness, performing fraud-deterring notarial acts as are allowed or required by law.

As a Notary Public of the State of Georgia, Bledsoe Financial Services is commissioned by the Clerk of Superior Court in Fulton County.

• According to O.C.G.A. 45-17-8 (2010), Notaries Public shall have authority to:

1. Witness or attest signature or execution of deeds and other written instruments.
2. Take acknowledgments.
3. Administer oaths and affirmations in all matters incidental to their duties as commercial officers and all other oaths and affirmations which are not by law required to be administered by a particular officer.
4. Witness affidavits upon oath or affirmation.
5. Take verifications upon oath or affirmation.
6. Make certified copies, provided that the document presented for copying is an original document and is neither a public record nor a publicly recorded document certified copies of which are available from an official source other than a notary and provided that the document was photocopied under supervision of the notary; and
7. Perform such other acts as they are authorized to perform by other laws of this state.

• According to O.C.G.A. 45-17-8 (2010), no Notary shall be obligated to perform a notarial act if he feels such act is:

1. For a transaction which the notary knows or suspects is illegal, false, or deceptive.
2. For a person who is being coerced.
3. For a person whose demeanor causes compelling doubts about whether the person knows the consequences of the transaction requiring the notarial act; or
4. In situations which impugn and compromise the notary's impartiality, as specified in subsection (c) of this Code section.

• According to O.C.G.A. 45-17-8 (2010), a Notary shall be disqualified from performing a notarial act in the following situations which impugn and compromise the notary's impartiality:

1. When the notary is a signer of the document which is to be notarized; or
2. When the notary is a party to the document or transaction for which the notarial act is required.

• According to O.C.G.A. 45-17-8 (2010), a Notary Public shall not execute a notarial certificate containing a statement known by the notary to be false nor perform any action with an intent to deceive or defraud.
• According to O.C.G.A. 45-17-8 (2010), in performing any notarial act, a Notary Public shall confirm the identity of the document signer, oath taker, or affirmant based on personal knowledge or on satisfactory evidence.
• According to O.C.G.A. 45-17-8 (2010), the signature of a Notary Public documenting a notarial act shall not be evidence to show that such notary public had knowledge of the contents of the document so signed, other than those specific contents which constitute the signature, execution, acknowledgment, oath, affirmation, affidavit, verification, or other act which the signature of that notary public documents, nor is a certification by a notary public that a document is a certified or true copy of an original document evidence to show that such notary public had knowledge of the contents of the document so certified. 

WHAT IS A NOTARIZATION?

A “notarization,” also known as a “notarial act,” means any act that a Notary Public is authorized to perform, and includes taking an acknowledgement, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, witnessing or attesting a signature, and certifying or attesting a copy of an instrument. 

DO YOU HAVE AN OFFICE WHERE I CAN SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT?

Bledsoe Financial Services is a fully mobile Notary and Business services, we do not maintain a physical office for appointments.  Appointments are generally scheduled where you are available (your home, office, etc.) or at public places such as local restaurants, coffee shops, or a public library.   Appointment location is set at the time the appointment is scheduled and determines any travel fees.

CAN YOU NOTARIZE A SIGNATURE WITHOUT THE SIGNER PRESENT?

No. While some states, such as California, do allow signatures by subscribing witness, Georgia does not.

WHAT IS AN OATH OR AFFIRMATION?

In some cases, a client may simply need to give an oath or affirmation orally, rather than as part of an affidavit or other written document.  The purpose of administering a verbal oath or affirmation is, again, to compel a client to truthfulness.

An oath is a solemn pledge to a Supreme Being.  An affirmation is a solemn pledge on the individual’s personal honor.  Again, the choice should be made by the signer.

WHAT FORMS OF PAYMENT DO YOU ACCEPT?

Payments can be made via cash, CashApp, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover via Ionos Point-of-Sale, as well as PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle.  A booking deposit must be paid via email/text invoice in advance to secure your appointment and is non-refundable.