Certificate of Local KnowledgeChecked October 13, 2026
Where to get something notarized today, who will drive to your house, hospital room or Sisters cabin, what Oregon lets them charge, and when you do not need a notary at all.
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Every entry was checked against the business’s own website on October 13, 2026. 9 walk-in counters, 10 mobile notaries who come to you, and 1 free option. Hours change, so call before you go.
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WALK-IN Central east side location near the Bend Parkway, and one of the few counters in town that opens on Sundays. UPS Store notaries work specific shifts, so call before you drive over.
Photo: The UPS Store
WALK-IN Westside option on the way to the Old Mill and Century Drive. Handy if you live in NorthWest Crossing, Southwest Bend or out toward Mt. Bachelor.
Photo: The UPS Store
WALK-IN South Bend shipping store with an on-site notary Monday through Saturday. Easy stop if you live off China Hat, Murphy Road or Baker Road.
Photo: Postal Connections 108
WALK-IN East side on Highway 20. The notary keeps shorter hours than the store, so aim for the middle of the day. They also take passport photos if you are doing travel paperwork at the same time.
Photo: Postal Connections 101
WALK-IN Inside the south Fred Meyer shopping center, so you can knock out groceries and a notarization in one trip. Older guides list a different address on Hwy 97; this is the current one.
Photo: The Mail Box Store
WALK-IN Redmond walk-in counter on Veterans Way, close to Highway 97.
Photo: The UPS Store
On-site notary six days a week plus digital fingerprinting, which is useful if your paperwork is for a license, adoption or background check.
In the Sunriver Business Park. Good for second-home owners who need closing or HOA paperwork notarized while they are in town.
Same owners since 1995. Second floor of the Cascade Building in the Sunriver Business Park, with an elevator.
FREE Free, first come, up to two documents per person. Not for commercial business documents. Bring any witnesses yourself (adults who know you and have no stake in the document). The notary will not sign documents in a language they do not read, and translators are not allowed.
Photo: Deschutes Public Library
MOBILE Valerie Pharr, owner
Family-run Bend business with the widest menu in town: apostilles, adoption paperwork, I-9 checks, jail and hospital visits, trust delivery, solar contracts and commercial loan signings. Valerie has more than a decade of loan signing experience.
Photo: Jiffy Mobile Notary
MOBILE Lorraine Schechter
Lorraine spent 18 years as an escrow officer and branch manager before going mobile, so loan packages and trust signings are her home turf. She also acts as an apostille agent (she will mail your notarized papers to the state with the fee and request form) and arranges document translations. She has notarized a loan in a goat pen at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds.
Photo: Bend Mobile Notary & More
MOBILE Nan Caruh
NNA certified signing agent with a current background screening and $100,000 in errors and omissions insurance. Estate planning documents and powers of attorney are a big part of the work.
Photo: High Desert Mobile Notary
MOBILE Jasmine Sunda
The latest hours we found anywhere in Central Oregon. Covers Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties and does bedside hospital visits, nursing homes and correctional facilities. NNA certified and insured.
Photo: Cascade Notary, LLC
MOBILE Call or text
Commissioned for both in-person and remote online notarization, so you can do it over video if you are out of town. Can supply witnesses for $30 each. Covers Bend, Redmond, Sunriver and La Pine, with longer trips on request.
Photo: Tina's Mobile Notary
MOBILE Bonnie Nixon and Julie Nind
Two NNA certified notaries with a downtown Redmond office who travel anywhere in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. Their posted rate is the Oregon standard: $10 per signature, travel quoted separately.
Photo: Central Oregon Notary
MOBILE The go-to for Sisters, Black Butte Ranch and Camp Sherman, where walk-in counters are scarce. $10 per signer per act plus travel. Delivers and signs trust packages for estate plans.
Photo: Benchmark Notary
MOBILE Locally owned and based in Sisters. Focuses on wills and trust documents and comes to you around Sisters, Bend and Redmond.
Photo: Three Peaks Mobile Notary
MOBILE Samantha Johnston
Lives in La Pine and covers La Pine, Sunriver, Three Rivers and Gilchrist, including RV parks, adult foster homes and hospice visits. The clearest pricing we found: travel from $50, $10 per act, 10 percent off travel for military families.
Photo: La Pine Mobile Notary
Nancy
Prineville-based, covering Crook County (Prineville, Powell Butte), Redmond, Bend, Sisters and Madras. Reviews mention urgent hospital visits for trust documents. Travel fees are confirmed before the appointment.
No entries match. Try “All towns”, or a mobile notary, since most of them travel.
Removed from older versions of this guide: Precision Notary Service (website no longer active) and Cascade Fingerprinting (website no longer active). The Mail Box Store’s address has been corrected.
Fees
Oregon caps what a notary can charge: $10 per notarial act in person and $25 per act online. A “notarial act” is one signature by one person, so two spouses signing one deed is $20. Mobile notaries add a travel fee, which they should quote before they leave.
Fees are maximums. Some notaries charge less, and banks often charge nothing for members. Source: OAR 160-100-0400.
Know your act
The notary is not allowed to pick for you. Look at the wording printed near the signature line, or ask whoever gave you the document.
Deeds, powers of attorney, trust documents
You tell the notary you signed the document willingly. The notary checks your ID and confirms it is your signature.
Most deeds and powers of attorney use this. Look for the words "acknowledged before me."
Affidavits, sworn statements, some court and DMV forms
You swear or affirm that what the document says is true, then sign in front of the notary.
Do not sign ahead of time. You must sign in front of the notary. Look for "subscribed and sworn to" in the wording.
Copies of diplomas, passports, letters
The notary compares a copy to the original and certifies it is a true copy.
Not for birth, death or marriage certificates. Order a certified copy from the vital records office instead.
Documents with a "signed in my presence" line
The notary watches you sign and certifies it.
This is not the same as being a witness on a will. The notary acts as a notary, not as one of your two witnesses.
ID check
Oregon notaries can accept these, as long as they are current or expired no more than three years:
No ID at all? Bring a credible witness: someone who knows you personally and has their own valid ID. A notary who knows you personally can also identify you that way.
Expired ID checker
Enter the date to check it against Oregon’s three-year rule.
Also check the name. If your ID says “Robert” and the document says “Bob,” call the notary before you go.
Before you go
Most failed notary visits come down to one of these. Tick them off as you get ready.
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A lot of people show up at Bend notary counters with paperwork that does not need a stamp, or that needs a different office entirely.
Oregon titles do not need to be notarized. The seller signs the title and the buyer takes it to DMV. Some other states do require a notary on their titles, so if the title is from out of state, check that state's rules.
Source: ORS 803.092
An Oregon will needs two witnesses. A notary is not required to make it valid. Some attorneys also have the witnesses sign a notarized affidavit so probate is simpler later.
Source: ORS 112.235
The DS-11 form is signed in front of a passport acceptance agent, not a notary. In Bend, the Deschutes County Clerk takes passport applications by appointment only (no walk-ins). Do not sign the form before you go.
Notaries cannot make a photocopy of a birth, death or marriage certificate official. Order a certified copy from the state that issued it (Oregon Vital Records for Oregon births).
Source: Oregon Vital Records
Being an "authorized representative" on an I-9 is not a notarial act, and no stamp goes on the form. A notary can do it, but so can a friend or coworker the employer approves.
Source: USCIS I-9 Central
Deeds must be acknowledged before a notary to be recorded. The Deschutes County Clerk records at 1300 NW Wall St, Bend, 8 am to 4 pm on business days. As of July 1, 2026 the base fee for a deed or mortgage is $102, plus $5 for each extra page.
Source: Deschutes County recording
Going overseas
Studying abroad, getting married overseas, adopting, or selling property in another country? The receiving country will often want an apostille: a certificate from the Oregon Secretary of State that makes your notarized or official document valid there.
Countries in the Hague Apostille Convention take an apostille. Others need an "authentication" instead. The Secretary of State handles both.
Private documents (a power of attorney, a school letter, a consent to travel) get notarized by an Oregon notary first. Birth, marriage and death records need a certified copy from the issuing state. Photocopies are not accepted.
Oregon can only apostille documents notarized in Oregon or issued by Oregon. A California birth certificate goes to California. FBI background checks and other federal documents go to the U.S. Department of State.
Mail or bring it to the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, 255 Capitol St NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310. The fee is $10 per apostille. The walk-in desk is open weekdays 8 to 5. Questions: 503-986-2200.
On October 13, 2026 the state was processing mailed apostille requests received October 6, so about a week plus mail time. Driving to Salem from Bend is a little over two hours each way.
Rather not deal with it? Jiffy Mobile Notary and Bend Mobile Notary & More both offer apostille services and will prepare and mail the request for you. Sources: Oregon Secretary of State.
Remote online notarization
Older guides (including the first version of this one) said Oregon did not allow it. It does. Here is how it works.
Local option: Tina’s Mobile Notary is commissioned for remote online notarization. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, Remote Online Notarization.
Fine print
Questions
Oregon caps the fee at $10 per notarial act in person and $25 per act online. A mobile notary can add a travel fee, which should be quoted before the appointment. Around Central Oregon, posted travel fees start around $50.
Deschutes Public Library runs free volunteer notary sessions (two documents per person, not for businesses). Many banks and credit unions also notarize free for their members.
Yes. The UPS Store at 740 NE 3rd St is open Sundays 10 to 3 (call to confirm the notary is in). Cascade Notary and Tina's Mobile Notary take weekend appointments.
Yes. Oregon allows remote online notarization. The notary must be located in Oregon, the signer can be anywhere, and the fee can be up to $25 per act.
Yes, if it expired no more than three years ago. Otherwise bring a different ID or a credible witness who knows you and has valid ID.
No. Oregon vehicle titles do not require a notary. Some other states do, so check if the title came from out of state.
No. Oregon requires two witnesses for a will. A notarized witness affidavit is optional and can make probate easier.
No. Notaries cannot give legal advice or choose which notarization you need. Ask whoever gave you the document, or a lawyer.
Have the document notarized by an Oregon notary (or get a certified copy of a vital record), then send it to the Oregon Secretary of State Corporation Division in Salem. Each apostille is $10.
No. Wait until you are in front of the notary. For a sworn statement you must sign in front of them, and it is the safest habit for everything else too.
Notary details come from each business’s own website, checked October 13, 2026. Rules and fees come from these official sources:
This guide is general information, not legal advice. Notaries cannot give legal advice either. For questions about what your document should say, talk to a lawyer. See our guide to lawyers in Bend.
