Are notaries available at all locations?
- Not always. We strongly suggest calling ahead to ensure a notary is available at the locations you desire.
What is the fee for getting something notarized?
- SLPL does not charge a fee for this service.
When can I come to the library with my documents?
- Notary services are available from when we open until 15 minutes before closing, as long as there is a notary available.
- If you need multiple documents notarized or have a document that is 10 pages or longer, please call 314-241-2288 to schedule an appointment.
What do I need to bring with me?
- Your completed, unsigned document(s) to be notarized
- A valid and unexpired physical ID: driver's license, state identification card, passport, or military identification
- Witnesses if the document requires witnesses. Witnesses must also bring a valid and unexpired physical ID as specified above
Please note: In accordance with Missouri Notarial Law (Section 486.700, RSMo), the Notary will ask you to sign their Notary Public Record Book. Service for customers who decline to sign the Record Book will not be provided.
Are there any documents that the Library cannot notarize?
- Documents that are already signed
- Documents that are not in English
- Electronic or remote online notarization
- Incomplete documents or documents with blank spaces other than the space for signature and date
- Government Form I-9
- Notaries also cannot provide an Apostille (a form that certifies the authenticity of a document that is issued in one country to be used and considered valid in another).
- Employment eligibility verification
- Vital records
- School records
- Military IDs or government common access cards (CAC)
- IRS tax returns
- Documents of conveyance of real estate, mortgages, other real estate loans, documents or transactions or property transfers, including but not limited to refinancing or other types of real estate loans, purchases, sales, and beneficial interests in land trusts. This includes Quitclaim Deeds.
- Apostilles
- Codicils, depositions, or documents being signed by someone acting as power of attorney or executor. These types of documents can require technical or legal knowledge that is beyond the scope of this free service.
Can the notary help me fill out or complete my document?
- Notaries are not authorized to prepare or complete documents for others or give legal advice on any matter relating to a document.
We do not certify vital records (birth, marriage, divorce, death).
Other things to know
- Missouri law regulates notaries. We will not notarize documents that do not follow such laws and regulations.
- Notaries will not prepare or complete documents for you, nor can they give legal advice on a matter.
- Law requires that a notary and the patron seeking notarization be able to communicate directly with each other. Our notary is not permitted to make use of a translator.
- Per Missouri law, notaries will not provide service if the document or circumstances of the request for the notary service raise any question of authenticity, ambiguity, doubt, or uncertainty for the library. In this event, the notary may decline to provide notary service as their sole discretion.
- If we cannot notarize your document, we suggest checking with your local bank, office store, print shop, or parcel shipper as they may be able to help!