[Michlib-l] Notary Question

[Director]

Good afternoon,

In the past year, our library began offering notary services to the public
and I am the designated notary. I noticed that some libraries do not
notarize real estate documents or estate documents, like trusts, wills,
Power of Attorney, deeds, or closing documents, even though I
believe technically Michigan notaries would have the authority to do so. Is
there a reason for this? Our library is located in a very rural area and
there are not many options for finding a notary, so we often receive these
requests and I would like to help if possible. However, I do not want to
start notarizing these documents if there is good reason not to.

I would be happy to share responses if anyone would like to have them as
well. Thank you in advance!

Thank you,
Kelsey Rutkowski
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*Library Director*
*Indian River Area Library*
3546 S Straits Hwy
PO Box 160
Indian River, MI 49749
(231) 238-8581
indianriverlibrary.org
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