Notary Program

Services

Bonded, professional UC San Diego notaries public, who are certified by the California Secretary of State provide these notary services:

• Certifying copies of Powers of Attorney
• Powers of attorney
• Health care directives
• Notarization of documents in foreign languages
• Acknowledgements
• Jurats (oaths/affirmations)

Fees

The fee for notary services is a maximum of $15 per signature. Copies made on behalf of the signer cost 30 cents per page. No fees shall be collected:

• For university-related business
• For verifying any nomination document or circulator’s affidavit
• From a U.S. military veteran for notarization of an application or claim for:
  
  • Pension
  • Allotment
  • Allowance compensation
  • Insurance
  • Any other veteran's benefit

See Also

• Policy & Procedure Manual 470-5 Appointment of a UC San Diego Notary Public
• California Secretary of State Notary Public
• National Notary Association

These notaries provide services on campus and at medical centers. All work is performed weekdays by appointment only; you must call or email in advance.

Commercial enterprises, such as banks, check-cashing stores and mobile notaries, also provide notary services. See local listings below.

You will need to bring these items with you to a notary appointment: 

• Unsigned document(s) with all information completed (enter "N/A" where not applicable)
• One of these acceptable forms of identification (issued within the last five years):
  • Driver's license or identification card (issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles)
  • U.S. passport
  • Passport issued by a foreign government (must be stamped by the U.S.Immigration and Naturalization Service or the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)
  • Driver’s license issued by another state or authorized Canadian or Mexican public agency
  • Identification card issued by another state
  • U.S. military identification card with the required photo, personal description, signature and identification number (Note: Some military identification cards do not contain all the required information.)
  • Inmate identification card issued by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, if the inmate is in custody
  • Employee identification card issued by an agency or office of the State of California or an agency or office of a California city or county
  • A credible witness who personally knows both the notary public and the signer and reasonably believes that the signer's circumstances make it difficult or impossible to obtain another form of identification (only if the signer does not possess any of the identification documents authorized by law to establish the signer’s identity; and the credible witness does not have a financial interest and is not named in the document signed)
• Designated fee(s) for service established by the notary

The notary public program assists individuals who are required by their department to become a notary. The notary program coordinator guides the applicant through the process and provides information for the applicant's successful commission.

The notary program is also responsible for and operates by recruitment; however, it is not responsible for payment of any fees outside of its program recruitment.

To learn more about becoming a UC San Diego notary public, read the Policy and Procedure Manual, section 470-5 (PDF), Supplement I: Guidelines for Becoming a Notary Public.