How to Respond to Questions About Notary Services

When you receive a phone call about our free notary services at JPL, please make sure you tell patrons the 3 bullet points below so they know what to expect.

As of right now, the only time we do not have multiple notaries on staff is Thursday evening after 5:00pm.

In a couple weeks, once Rose, Christine, and Lolo are ready to go as notaries, we should have multiple notaries on staff at all times. Appointments are not required for notarial acts.

  • Anyone who needs to sign, will need to bring photo ID with a signature.
  • If your document requires witnesses—most documents don’t–we ask that you bring your own witnesses with you to the library.
  • If you need to have copies of documents notarized, Iowa Notarial Code requires that the copies be made here in the presence of the notary.