--- title: "Does a Power of Attorney Need to Be Notarized in Georgia?" description: "Georgia power of attorney: yes, a notary is required. Georgia.gov lists a notary among the basic signing requirements. With the official source." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-georgia" --- Does it need a notary? · Georgia # Does a power of attorney need to be notarized in Georgia? The answer from the state's own pages, what else a power of attorney needs to be signed properly here, and how to get it done. ✓ New Jersey commissioned notary, no. 50244803, insured for errors and omissions. [See the credentials](/about/credentials) Yes, a notary is required. Georgia.gov lists a notary among the basic signing requirements. ## In the source's wording "including being signed by the principal, witnesses, and a notary public." From the sources listed below, checked November 2026. ## What else the signing needs Witnesses Georgia.gov says witnesses sign; the statutory form has a witness block and a notary block but doesn't say how many witnesses are required. "This document was signed in my presence on" Agent's acknowledgment The statutory form has no agent signature block; the agent's duties begin when the agent accepts, and the agent signs as agent when acting. "When you accept the authority granted under this power of attorney" Recording for real estate Georgia's act doesn't make recording a step before the agent acts. When a power of attorney is recorded with a real estate conveyance, it must be in a form that meets Georgia's recording rules (O.C.G.A. 44-2, Article 1, Part 1); otherwise a copy has the same effect as the original (O.C.G.A. 10-6B-6). "when recording a power of attorney in connection with a conveyance involving real property" Official form Georgia Statutory Form Power of Attorney (O.C.G.A. Title 10, Chapter 6B). The statutory form, with a witness block and a notary block. [Open the official form](https://dca.georgia.gov/document/forms/powerofattorneypdf/download) Durable after incapacity The statutory form is durable unless the principal says otherwise in its special instructions. "This power of attorney shall be durable unless you state otherwise in the Special Instructions." ## Next step Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in Georgia, 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week, by appointment. New Jersey law lets a New Jersey notary notarize for a signer located in another state ([N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10](https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2020/PL21/179_.HTM)). How Georgia treats it: Georgia deeds signed out of state need an out-of-state officer such as a notary, plus two witnesses (O.C.G.A. §44-2-21). [More on Georgia signers](/notary/online-notary/georgia). Georgia real estate needs two witnesses, which makes remote signing hard. Talk to the closing attorney before you plan anything. For other documents, confirm acceptance with the receiving party first. If the agent will use it for real estate, ask the title company or the clerk of superior court before you sign. **Witnesses are required too.** Talk to us before booking so we can plan the session, or sign in person with a notary and witnesses. [Notarize it online ($50 per session)](/notary/#order) [Request a mobile notary in Georgia](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey?state=Georgia#request) Booking sends a request; we confirm the time and the price before you pay. In person, we look for a notary commissioned in Georgia near you; you approve the price first. If a local notary in Georgia does it: $2 for each notarial act, under the state's fee rules ([Georgia notary fees](/notary/fees-by-state/georgia)). ## Get it notarized online today Online notary: open now until 9 PM ET · sessions by appointment · times confirmed by email A New Jersey notary can notarize this with you on a video call, wherever you are in the U.S. $50 for the session, $10 for each extra signer. Any other fee shows in the booking form before you confirm. Open 7 am to 9 pm ET, every day, by appointment. **What you need** - A valid government photo ID - A computer or phone with a camera - The unsigned document [Book an online session](/notary/?service=ron#order) Our certificate states the act was performed using communication technology, as New Jersey law requires. [What it must say](/notary/remote-online-notarization-certificate-wording) Most U.S. recipients accept a remotely notarized document; check with whoever will receive it. [What to ask them](/notary/will-my-online-notarization-be-accepted) · [Several signers](/notary/online-notarization-multiple-signers) ## And a health care power of attorney? **No notary is required.** Two witnesses who aren't the health care agent, an heir, or directly involved in your care; only one may work at the facility. No notary is needed. "This form does not need to be notarized" Two adult witnesses. From [Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care, revised March 2016 (Georgia Division of Aging Services)](https://aging.georgia.gov/document/document/georgia-advance-director-health-care/download). A health care document follows its own signing rule, separate from the financial one. ## Sources - [Establish Power of Attorney (Georgia.gov)](https://georgia.gov/establish-power-attorney) (checked November 2026) - [Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care, revised March 2016 (Georgia Division of Aging Services)](https://aging.georgia.gov/document/document/georgia-advance-director-health-care/download) (checked November 2026) - [Statutory Form Power of Attorney, O.C.G.A. Chapter 6B of Title 10 (Georgia Department of Community Affairs)](https://dca.georgia.gov/document/forms/powerofattorneypdf/download) (checked November 2026) - [Justia (statute text) (secondary source): O.C.G.A. 10-6B-1, Short title (Justia, 2021 Georgia Code)](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2021/title-10/chapter-6b/article-1/section-10-6b-1/) (checked November 2026) - [Justia (statute text) (secondary source): O.C.G.A. 10-6B-6, Validity of power of attorney; effect of copy (Justia, 2022 Georgia Code)](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2022/title-10/chapter-6b/article-1/section-10-6b-6/) (checked November 2026) Sourced from official pages; a few facts from vetted secondary sources, marked "(secondary source)". We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance. ## Common questions **Is notarization required for a power of attorney in Georgia?** Yes, a notary is required. Georgia.gov lists a notary among the basic signing requirements. **Are witnesses needed for a Georgia power of attorney?** Georgia.gov says witnesses sign; the statutory form has a witness block and a notary block but doesn't say how many witnesses are required. **Does the agent sign anything in Georgia?** The statutory form has no agent signature block; the agent's duties begin when the agent accepts, and the agent signs as agent when acting. **Does a Georgia power of attorney have to be recorded for a house sale?** Georgia's act doesn't make recording a step before the agent acts. When a power of attorney is recorded with a real estate conveyance, it must be in a form that meets Georgia's recording rules (O.C.G.A. 44-2, Article 1, Part 1); otherwise a copy has the same effect as the original (O.C.G.A. 10-6B-6). **Does a medical power of attorney need a notary in Georgia?** No notary is required. Two witnesses who aren't the health care agent, an heir, or directly involved in your care; only one may work at the facility. No notary is needed. **Can I sign a Georgia power of attorney with an online notary?** Our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in Georgia. Georgia deeds signed out of state need an out-of-state officer such as a notary, plus two witnesses (O.C.G.A. §44-2-21). Witnesses are required too, so talk to us before booking, or sign in person. ## Keep going - [Signing checklist](/notary/power-of-attorney-signing-checklist?state=ga&type=financial) - [Power of attorney rules in every state](/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-by-state) - [A will in Georgia](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-georgia) - [A small estate affidavit in Georgia](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/small-estate-affidavit-georgia) A power of attorney in another state: [Florida](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-florida) · [Hawaii](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-hawaii) · [every state](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary?doc=power-of-attorney) ## Ready to sign? Book a video session. [Book an online notarization](/notary/#order)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)