Notarizations and courthouse errands for your firm, billed once a month

Remote by default

Most of what a firm needs notarized can be done over secure video: affidavits, certifications, powers of attorney, estate administration papers for an heir in another state. Your client books a time, uploads the final unsigned document, passes an ID check before the session and signs electronically while a New Jersey notary watches on camera. The session is recorded and the act goes into the notary's journal, as New Jersey's remote notarization law (N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10) and the Notary Public Manual require.

• Session hours: every day, 7 AM to 9 PM, Eastern time, weekends included.
• Same day: a session can be booked as little as 60 minutes ahead when a slot is open.
• An attorney from your office can join with the client's agreement, to walk them through the paperwork. The notary handles identity, willingness and the notarial certificate, nothing more.
• Acceptance first: the court, agency or institution receiving the document decides whether it takes an electronic notarization. Check before you book. For paper-only recipients, see remote ink-signed notarization.

Remote sessions start at $40 (per session, online, no travel). Details on how a remote session works; client-facing explainers for attorneys are at remote notarization for attorneys.

In person when someone has to be in the room

Some signings shouldn't happen on a screen. We send a commissioned notary to the client when:

In-person visits are scheduled Monday to Friday 8 AM to 8 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM, booked at least 3 hours ahead. Early, evening and weekend visits can carry an after-hours or weekend fee, which is shown on the quote before you confirm. The state caps the fee for each notarial act; travel and service fees are separate (N.J.A.C. 17:50-1.18).

Courthouse, county and state errands

Sending us a signing

1. Pick the route. A remote session through the booking page, an in-person visit, or, for filings and records, the request form on each service page. Firms with an account place everything from the client portal.
2. Send the document final and unsigned, with the signer's name and phone, who will receive the document, and your file or matter number so it lands on the invoice.
3. Tell us what the signer has for ID and whether witnesses are needed. We flag problems before the appointment instead of at it.
4. We confirm the time with the signer and you can follow the job's status in the portal.
5. The finished work comes back to you: the notarized document, the stamped filing copy or the recorded instrument, attached to the job.

How billing works for a firm account

Open an account once and stop paying job by job. Completed appointments are gathered onto one invoice for the firm; each line carries our reference, your file or matter number, the date and the signer's name. Filing, recording and records requests placed through the portal are invoiced to the same account with your matter number on the line.

• Terms: due 30 days from the invoice date unless your account was approved on other terms. Overdue business invoices can carry a 1.5% monthly late fee.
• Paying: each invoice is emailed with a secure payment link that takes a card or an ACH bank debit. Every invoice also sits in the portal's Invoices tab.
• Pass-through fees: court, county recording and agency fees appear on their own lines at cost.
• Firm rates: the prices on this page are starting points. Ask for a firm rate if you send regular volume.

What we don't do

• We don't draft documents, pick the form or the notarial certificate, or fill in blanks.
• We don't explain what a document means or give legal advice. Questions about the document go back to your office.
• We don't judge capacity. A notary confirms identity and willingness and declines when a signer clearly can't take part.
• We don't file on eCourts for you or appear in court.

Already have a client who just needs one session? The professionals page explains remote notarization in client-friendly terms, and business accounts lists what the portal does. Printable prices: law firm rate card.

Starting prices

Service	Starting at	What the price covers
Remote online notarization (video session)	$40	per session, online, no travel
In-person notary visit (office, home or residence)	$75	plus state notarial fees
Hospital, rehab or care facility visit	$125	plus state notarial fees
Apostille handling	$125	per document, plus state fees
Document recording with the county	$50	per document, plus county fees
Records retrieval	$65	per record, plus agency fees
Court filing, papers filed in person	$175 set price	Plus the court's own fee at cost

Starting prices are for a standard job and are set by the desk; each job is quoted before it's confirmed. Firm rates quoted on request. Print the rate card.

General information about how our desk works, not legal advice. The office or agency receiving a document decides what it accepts. Updated November 2026.