A top provider of mobile notarization and remote online notarization (RON) services in Minnesota and throughout the United States, First Class Signing Service (FCSS) wants to spread the word about these time-saving and hassle-free alternatives to traditional notarization. By sidestepping travel expenses and improving operational efficiency, mobile and remote online notarization can also save some organizations a considerable amount of money.
Read on to learn the basics of mobile and remote online notarization.
What Is a Mobile Notary?
Thanks to the advent of mobile notarization, you no longer have to travel to a notary when you need to validate and authenticate official documents. A mobile notary will go to your home or place of business
— on your schedule — to perform services on site. Thanks to mobile notarization, you can even get a commissioned public notary to travel to your hospital bed to sign a last will and testament or a power of attorney.
What Is a Remote Online Notary?
Otherwise known by the acronym “RON,” remote online notarization removes all need for physical travel from the notarization process by letting all signing parties meet with a notary in the virtual space. RON uses technological elements such as electronic communication and digital signatures to facilitate notarizations across vast geographic distances.
Why Might You Need a Mobile or Remote Online Notary
The network of mobile and remote online notaries at FCSS have the knowledge and experience needed to handle important documents with the utmost professionalism and attention to detail. Although FCSS offers exceptional expertise in the preparation and verification of most common legal documents, it is important to note that notaries (whether traditional, mobile or remote online) are not attorneys and therefore not qualified to give legal advice.
FCSS Mobile and Remote Online Notary Partners in Minnesota
Every professional in FCSS’s network of Minnesota notaries has met all relevant legal standards to operate within the state. This means that they must have all document signers personally appear before them, confirm the identity of each signer through a combination of personal knowledge and identifying documents, and witness all required document signatures.
Minnesota state law prevents notaries from charging more than $5 per signature, but allows extra fees to cover the expenses that go hand in hand with mobile notarization and RON. The Minnesota Commerce Department cautions mobile notaries that they should not charge fees that exceed the scope of their notary commission.
The FCSS network in Minnesota extends throughout the state as necessary to meet your mobile and remote online notarization needs. We operate out of principal hubs in the large cities of:
- Minneapolis
- Clarissa Lake
- Bloomington
- Woodbury
- and surrounding areas
Reach Out Professionally as a Minnesota Notary Through the FCSS Network
While the State of Minnesota doesn’t require its notaries public to pass a qualifying exam or hold a surety bond, it requires all notary public candidates to be at least 18 years of age and hold legal residency in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota or Wisconsin.
No matter what their county of residence happens to be, they can only work in a single Minnesota county upon receiving their commission, which they must identify upon filing. To learn more about operating as a Minnesota notary and/or joining the FCSS notary network, provide your contact details on our official agent sign-up form.
Need a Notary Fast? Let First Class Signing Service Handle It
Eager to learn more? A First Class Signing Service representative is eager to answer any questions you might have. Ready to secure mobile notarization or RON services? Visit the official FCSS website to fill out a brief online contact form.