Zara Shea, Notary Public

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Today's Date:
Oct/28/2025

We are Currently Open

Open: 24 hours Today

After-Hours Policy: From 4:00 PM to 8:00 AM, all requests are treated as emergency notarizations.
An additional $100 surcharge applies in addition to standard fees after 4:00 PM.

Click Here To learn more about acceptable forms of Identification

Expired Identification

Identification Documents
may be expired as
long as the ID has been issued within
the last 5 years, in
other words, an
Issuance Date (ISS) of:

Oct/28/2020 or newer.

I.D. Issuance Expiration Tool

Enter ISS or Issuance Date for the Identification that you wish to use for your notarization.

Please Note: While a current unexpired identification doesn't require an issuance or ISS date, if your identification is expired and it does not have an ISS or Issuance date, this is considered an expired and invalid identification that cannot be used for your notarization.

Unacceptable Identification

(The State of California has very strict laws regarding
what a Notary may accept as acceptable identification)