Quincy Public Library offers Notary Public services free of charge. Appointments are not required, but contacting the library to verify the availability of a Notary is recommended.
What to Bring
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Unsigned documents (you must sign them in front of the Notary.
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Documents cannot have blanks, corrections, or missing pages.
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Each person signing the document must be present for us to notarize each individual signature.
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Witnesses, if required
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QPL patrons and staff cannot fill in as witnesses.
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An unexpired, valid state or federal issued government ID with photo and signature
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Examples of acceptable IDs issued by a state or federal government agency with both a photographic image and signature are a valid state driver’s license or ID card, a United States military ID, or a valid passport.
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Examples of IDs we cannot accept are Social Security cards, United States passport cards, or student IDs.
What to Know
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Quincy Public Library Notaries cannot give legal advice.
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Notaries are unable to notarize documents related to the transfer of assets, involving an exchange of money or property, Power of Attorney, government I-9 Forms, Cook County deeds, or immigration forms.
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Due to Illinois notary law, we are unable to certify copies.
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Notaries and patrons seeking notarization must be able to communicate directly. Library notaries cannot make use of a translator.
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Notaries are unable to notarize documents for minors.
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Notaries at the Quincy Public Library reserve the right to refuse to sign any document that they deem questionable and/or may refuse to perform notary services when the identity of the person requesting notarization has not been positively established using acceptable IDs.