--- title: "Does a Power of Attorney Need to Be Notarized in Maine?" description: "Maine power of attorney: yes, a notary is required, per the official page. What else the signing needs, and the next step." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-maine" --- Does it need a notary? · Maine # Does a power of attorney need to be notarized in Maine? 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. Not valid unless acknowledged before a notary or other official authorized to take acknowledgments. ## In the official wording "is not valid unless it is acknowledged before a notary public" From the official pages listed below, checked November 2026. ## What else the signing needs Witnesses None under the execution rule we read. The execution section doesn't mention witnesses. "must be signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious presence by another individual" Agent's acknowledgment An agent accepts by acting or other conduct showing acceptance. "a person accepts appointment as an agent under a power of attorney by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent" Durable after incapacity Durable unless it says incapacity ends it. "is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal." **Not confirmed on the pages we read:** recording for real estate and an official form. Check with [18-C M.R.S. 5-905, Execution of power of attorney; notices (Maine Legislature)](https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec5-905.html). ## Next step Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in Maine, 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 Maine treats it: Maine recognizes notarial acts performed in other states: an act performed by a notary public of another state has the same effect as if a Maine notarial officer performed it. [More on Maine signers](/notary/online-notary/maine). If the agent will use it for real estate, ask the title company or the county registry of deeds before you sign. [Notarize it online ($50 per session)](/notary/#order) [Request a mobile notary in Maine](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey?state=Maine#request) Booking sends a request; we confirm the time and the price before you pay. In person, we look for a notary commissioned in Maine near you; you approve the price first. If a local notary in Maine does it: No statutory maximum; any fee must be disclosed in writing and agreed before the act, under the state's fee rules ([Maine notary fees](/notary/fees-by-state/maine)). ## 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? **Witnesses; the rule we read doesn't mention a notary.** A power of attorney for health care is in writing and signed by the principal and two witnesses, in person and not by electronic means. The section doesn't call for a notary. "The power must be in writing and signed by the principal and 2 witnesses." Two adult witnesses. From [Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C, 5-803, Advance health care directives (Maine Legislature)](https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec5-803.pdf). A health care document follows its own signing rule, separate from the financial one. ## Official sources - [18-C M.R.S. 5-905, Execution of power of attorney; notices (Maine Legislature)](https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec5-905.html) (checked November 2026) - [Public Law ch. 292 (124th Legislature), An Act To Enact the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Maine Legislature)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_124th/chapters/PUBLIC292.asp) (checked November 2026) - [Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C, 5-803, Advance health care directives (Maine Legislature)](https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec5-803.pdf) (checked November 2026) 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 Maine?** Yes, a notary is required. Not valid unless acknowledged before a notary or other official authorized to take acknowledgments. **Are witnesses needed for a Maine power of attorney?** None under the execution rule we read. The execution section doesn't mention witnesses. **Does the agent sign anything in Maine?** An agent accepts by acting or other conduct showing acceptance. **Does a medical power of attorney need a notary in Maine?** Witnesses; the rule we read doesn't mention a notary. A power of attorney for health care is in writing and signed by the principal and two witnesses, in person and not by electronic means. The section doesn't call for a notary. **Can I sign a Maine power of attorney with an online notary?** Our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in Maine. Maine recognizes notarial acts performed in other states: an act performed by a notary public of another state has the same effect as if a Maine notarial officer performed it. **What does a notary charge in Maine?** No statutory maximum; any fee must be disclosed in writing and agreed before the act, under the state's fee rules. A mobile notary may add a travel fee; ask for the total first. ## Keep going - [Maine power of attorney signing requirements](/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-maine) - [Signing checklist](/notary/power-of-attorney-signing-checklist?state=me&type=financial) - [Power of attorney rules in every state](/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-by-state) - [A will in Maine](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-maine) - [A small estate affidavit in Maine](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/small-estate-affidavit-maine) A power of attorney in another state: [Kentucky](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-kentucky) · [Maryland](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-maryland) · [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)