Notary services will be provided pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan and the following Notary Service Policy of the City of Novi:

Notaries acting on the behalf of the City of Novi shall:

  • Only notarize documents written in English, or with the English translation attached.
  • Notarize completed documents, which shall not contain blanks.
  • Confirm the identity of all individuals requesting notary service against a government issued photo identification card.
  • Act as a witness to and notarize the same document.
  • Not notarize copies of passports, I-9 forms, closing paperwork, financial documents, trusts, wills, or power of attorney.
  • Not certify or notarize that a record is an original or a true copy of another record.
  • Not perform a notarial act electronically.

We reserve the right to refuse to notarize any document.