No.
The whole point of a notary is to verify the identity of the person signing a document right there in the presence of the notary.
Anyone could have sent the mailed document, therefore it cannot be notarized.
If the Notary's name appears anywhere in the body of the document that they are asked to notarize, they may not notarize the document due to the appearance of a conflict of interests.
A notary public does not notarize a document. He/she can notarize a signature.
A notary does not notarize a document. A notary notarizes a signature. The notary is not prohibited from notarizing a family member's signature.
A notary does not notarize a document. A notary notarizes a signature. The notary is not prohibited from notarizing a family member's signature.
Notaries do not notarize documents. They notarize signatures, and they are only permitted in the state by which they are licensed. It does not matter what the document is. If the document is signed in Pennsylvania in the presence of a Pennsylvania notary, that notary can notarize the signature. If the document is signed in any other state, or outside of the presence of the notary, the notary cannot notarize the signature.
I am a notary in Iowa and a family member needs a notary.. Can I notarize the document
No. A notary shouldn't notarize any instrument they may derive a benefit from. Further, they should not acknowledge their own signature. That document would be extremely vulnerable to challenges.
notary public
No.
Notaries don't notarize documents. They notarize signatures. So long as the signature occurs in the presence of the notary in the state by which the notary is licensed, they may notarize the signature.
If you notarize a document in SD, you are verifying the identity of the person signing the document in SD. Where the document gets filed afterward is not the notary's concern.
A notary does not "notarize the title" itself, a notary's job is to "notarize the signature" of the person who is signing their signature on the document(s). They are just a State certified 'witness' to the authentication of the signature on the document(s).