Notary Public

The City of Plymouth has resumed walk-in Notary Public services between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.   
Fee is $5.00 per service 
(cash, check, money order, credit card accepted) 

Pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan, notaries acting on behalf of the City of Plymouth are witnessing your signature on a document. The Notary does not verify the accuracy or legality of the document being signed.

City of Plymouth Notaries shall:

  • Notarize documents for signers who are physically present and can be properly identified.    Do not pre-sign your documents.
  • Confirm the identity and signature of all individuals against a valid government-issued photo identification card (i.e. driver’s license or state ID).
  • Notarize documents written in English only.
  • Notarize complete documents, which shall not contain blanks or missing information or pages.
  • Notarize only ‘original’ documents bearing the signer’s original, wet-ink signature (not a photocopy or fax of a signed document)

City of Plymouth Notaries shall not:

  • Not notarize copies of passports, I-9 forms, closing paperwork, financial documents, trusts or wills.
  • Not be responsible for reviewing content of the paperwork presented or executing documents (ex.: mortgage documents should be taken to a bank or mortgage company).
  • Not certify copies of documents or notarize that a record is an original or true copy of another record. If you need a ‘certified true copy’ of a document, you must go to the place of origin to obtain it.
  • Not certify that a statement is true or certify documents attesting that you are a citizen, are alive, etc.
  • Not notarize documents that are post-dated.
  • Not perform a notarial act electronically.

We reserve the right to refuse to notarize any document.