Is there an establishment open past the hours of a bank that would normally have a Notary Public? I need to get a title notarized, and can't do it during the day. I don't need to know about your brother in laws ex-girlfriend that does it for you (unless she's in my area!), but more asking about places of business that normally have one that I am not aware of. Thanks!
Any car dealership typically has a notary on site in Ohio.
Also, in Ohio, as long as you come to the Notary (they don't travel to you) the max legaly that the notary can charge for notorizing a car title is $1.
The last time I needed one, I went to my local public library.
UPS stores usually have notaries.
Call and ask or check on your local yelp. There are a few notaries near me in PA that offer an on call service 24/7.
A few of our local Krogers (grocery stores) have an employee who is a notary. Call and ask.
EvanB wrote: UPS stores usually have notaries.
FYI they charge per-stamp/signature. Not a problem for a single car title, but due to time constraints we went there after 5pm with real estate paperwork & it would have been over $100. 
petegossett wrote:EvanB wrote: UPS stores usually have notaries.FYI they charge per-stamp/signature. Not a problem for a single car title, but due to time constraints we went there after 5pm with real estate paperwork & it would have been over $100.
I believe the one near me is $1-2. I've only used it for car titles.
Fees will vary by state.
Here is Ohio Revised Code on Notary Fees:
147.08 Fees. A notary public is entitled to the following fees:
(A) For the protest of a bill of exchange or promissory note, one dollar and actual necessary expenses in going beyond the corporate limits of a municipal corporation to make presentment or demand;
(B) For recording an instrument required to be recorded by a notary public, ten cents for each one hundred words;
(C) For taking and certifying acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of attorney, and other instruments of writing, and for taking and certifying depositions, administering oaths, and other official services, the same fees as are allowed by section 2319.27 of the Revised Code or by law to clerks of the courts of common pleas for like services;
(D) For taking and certifying an affidavit, one dollar and fifty cents.
Effective Date: 10-12-1994
I could be wrong. It could be $1.50.
My bank does them for free and a customer of the bank.
For an Ohio title you also do not need both parties present, you only need the seller. What they are verifying is that you are a rightful seller of the vehicle. Once that "rightfullness" is established and stamped, you can sell the car to anyone who will give you money. I point this out to be sure that your inability to do it during regular hours was not because of your inability to get the two parties together. As just one party, maybe you can stop at the bank on lunch break.
SC allows $2 to be charged. My wife will notarize stuff after hours at our house, and she usually just tells people to tip what they think it's worth. That averages out to about $15. She is listed on a mobile notary site for SC. If you want her to come to you after hours, she can charge more and it's $75.
You might look for a mobile notary online and see if you can go to them.
JohnRW1621 wrote: For an Ohio title you also do not need both parties present, you only need the seller. What they are verifying is that you are a rightful seller of the vehicle. Once that "rightfullness" is established and stamped, you can sell the car to anyone who will give you money. I point this out to be sure that your inability to do it during regular hours was not because of your inability to get the two parties together. As just one party, maybe you can stop at the bank on lunch break.
Many notaries in Ohio will not do it without both parties present. The UPS store notaries seem much more consistent on notarizing a title with only the seller present. Most banks I have been too (branches of banks I am a member of) will only do it with both parties present.
In reply to EvanB:
Interesting. My last (less than a month ago) was done at my Credit Union Bank and done solo.
"For an Ohio title you also do not need both parties present, you only need the seller. What they are verifying is that you are a rightful seller of the vehicle. Once that "rightfullness" is established and stamped, you can sell the car to anyone who will give you money. I point this out to be sure that your inability to do it during regular hours was not because of your inability to get the two parties together. As just one party, maybe you can stop at the bank on lunch break."
John, do you know anywhere where this is written as law? I've always been fuzzy on it because I hear different things from different people. I just do it with the other party to make sure I'm good, but if I could do it solo then I could get it done at lunch, like you mentioned.
I'm not sure of law on it but taking Evan's experience and my experience combined. it sounds that if one place has rejected you solo then it seems worth it to try a different place solo to see what the results are.
I assure you, I got it completed solo at my Credit Union just last month.
I bought an Impala from Patgizz earlier this year and when I picked it up he already has the notary completed so he too got one completed solo (but I know no details of where/how.)
Thanks John, and everyone else for the good information.
I've gone to a bail bondsmen before. They're usually open late.
Yes, in Ohio you can have it notarized solo. They will have you fill in certain parts before they will notarize but saves you having to make a trip with two people.
Agreed - normally in Ohio the buyer notarizes provided the seller filled out as appropriate.
My daughter is a notary 
. But since I am family she can not notarize things for me. 
I'm in PA, so YMMV. There is a woman local to me who does notary services out of her house. She has posted hours but will also schedule. Sold a car privately on Sunday that way. As far as I know, in PA, both buyer and seller have to be present (seller can't sign title over to buyer). On exception is that one party may do a limited power of attorney to the other (or anyone else for that matter) to complete the transaction.
JohnRW1621 wrote: I'm not sure of law on it but taking Evan's experience and my experience combined. it sounds that if one place has rejected you solo then it seems worth it to try a different place solo to see what the results are. I assure you, I got it completed solo at my Credit Union just last month. I bought an Impala from Patgizz earlier this year and when I picked it up he already has the notary completed so he too got one completed solo (but I know no details of where/how.)
mom's friend is a notary, she knocks all my stuff out unless i'm at the bank with my title, then they do it no questions asked with just me present.
not sure which bank you use but first merit(could be, since there's one right up the street from you) does them for me with just me as the seller present, they don't care. the worst i had was one lady gave me the "you know this is an open title, so if you drop it someone can pick it up, sign it, and transfer your car to them" talk.
I am not sure about legal advice, but you probably came to the right place to find a nice notary powered MIata.
Okay, I thought I'd follow up on this for anyone still reading. I was able to get the title notarized solo at my bank. The only issue was that she said by Ohio law the top of the title has to be filled out as well. This is the part where you write in the buyer's name, address and selling price. I didn't require this buyer to leave me a deposit (because there were two other parties in line behind him), so I was a little concerned about filling in his name knowing there's the possibility that he could back out. But I decided to take the chance, since the he seemed to love the car and lives locally to me. Hopefully it will work out. The notary said this was to protect me in case I was to drop the title. Then someone else could pick it up and fill it in. To me this is just another over the top case of the gooberment trying to protect us from ourselves, but it is what it is.
If it does not work out, you can show up at any Ohio Title Office (doesn't have to be your home county) and tell them you have lost the title. You will get a duplicate title. You will have to prove who you are (license) and they will produce a duplicate on site for $16.
Yeah, $16 will get you a shinny new piece of official paper with no previous scribblings on it!
True story:
Just this past Friday I was at my local title office getting the Impala from Patgizz titled for the first time. Next to me was a man and woman. The woman was the seller and the man was the buyer. They met at the office to transact a sale. The woman says that she forgot to bring the title. Much anguish ensues, though pleasent, and they are trying to figure how they will every get back together to complete the transaction.
I stepped in and said, "request a dupicate title and for $16 more you can be done today."
The office people were not completely happy with the idea but they just ended it with telling her, "if you do find the title at your house just know that it is no longer a valid title...this one replaces it."
Sure enough, they printed a duplicate title for her then they signed the back of that one and began to process a new title for him.
As big a PITA as SC is about having a car title, they no longer require them to be notarized at sale. Go figure.
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