Purpose
Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library offers notary public services free of charge for the benefit of the community. This service is available only when our NYS-licensed staff member(s) are on duty. Availability of notary services is not guaranteed.

Guidelines
1. Any patron utilizing the Library’s notary services must personally appear, present a valid driver’s license or other government-issued photo identification and sign in front of the notary public.
2. Notary publics are required to follow all New York State and applicable local laws and regulations governing notary services.
3. The Library’s notary service is not available for deeds, and other real estate documents (for example, mortgages and satisfactions of mortgages), wills, living wills, trusts, codicils, powers of attorney or depositions.
4. The Library notary is not equipped to notarize documents in any language other than English.
5. The Library will not provide witnesses, and witnesses may not be solicited from other staff members or patrons using the Library. In order to serve as a witness, the witness must personally know the person whose document is being notarized and must be in possession of valid government-issued photo identification.
6. The person requesting notary services must be able to communicate with the notary. Translators are not permitted. Library notaries will comply with requests for accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
7. Library notaries are not attorneys licensed to practice law, and may not give legal advice.
8. Library notaries comply with current New York State Notary Public License Law.
9. At their sole discretion, Library notaries may refuse service if the customer, document or circumstances of the request for notary service raise any issue of authenticity, ambiguity, doubt or uncertainty for the Library.
10. The Library does not provide electronic notarization.
11. Notary service is not available in the thirty (30) minutes prior to the time of closing.

Adopted by the Board of Trustees, July 18, 2023