I will be honest with you in saying that the primary reason why I became a Colorado notary public was so that I could work as a notary signing agent. It's how I make a living.

Another reason why I became a notary public was so that I could serve the public. One of the ways I do that is by providing mobile notary service. There is a need for people, especially the elderly and infirmed who need a Power of Attorney or a Last Will and Testament notarized, to be able to have a notary come to them. This mobile notary service is available 7 days a week.

Because I make a good living as a notary signing agent, I don't see the need to charge very much for travel when I go to a person in need of notary service. And in some cases, such as adoptions and other special interests of mine, I charge absolutely nothing -- neither for the notarization, nor the travel. A lot of the work I do as a notary public is pro bono.

I mention all of this because I recently received a call from someone who needed a document notarized. She asked what I charged for travel and remarked that it was considerably less than what another mobile notary charged. I don't know the reasoning behind the other mobile notary's fee for travel, but I sense that that person is trying to make as much money from providing mobile notary service as they do for working as a notary signing agent.

It really shouldn't be that way. I believe that the two roles should be separate. Providing mobile notary service to the public should be just that -- a service. Charge a reasonable rate for travel.

If a notary is making a living as a notary signing agent, then there is no need to charge an exorbitant rate for travel when providing mobile notary service to the general public. And if a notary is not able to make a living as a notary signing agent, then perhaps they should seek another line of work.

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