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"A bank" can't, but many banks do employ notaries public, and a notary public can notarize a signature. Whether the bank will allow this or not is kind of up to them, and you'd need to ask. Also, notaries themselves are allowed (and even required) to refuse to notarize documents under some circumstances.

Note that what's being notarized is not "the will", but the signature. Notarization doesn't magically make a document "legal", it's just proof that a signature was done in front of the notary by someone who provided evidence (in the form of identification) that they were in fact the person they claimed to be.

Some states either recommend or mandate that wills not be notarized, largely because of the public (mis)conception that notarization means any more than "yeah, the guy who signed it was really the guy who signed it" (in particular, notarization does not mean that the will is valid or conforms to state law; most notaries are specifically forbidden from giving legal advice unless they're also members of the state bar association).

If you haven't spoken to an attorney yet, do so before having your will notarized. Many attorneys are also notaries public (or at least have one in their office), and since attorneys aremembers of the state bar association, they can give legal advice (and in fact are expected to do so). If it needs to be notarized, they can do it and you can save yourself a trip.

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