Mobile Notary in Boise, Idaho
By Jim Allen, an Idaho Mobile Notary since 2018
Most people looking for a notary in Boise are not shopping. Something has a deadline on it. A closing packet, a power of attorney, a form a licensing board wants back by Friday. You do not want to read a website. You want to know how soon someone can be in front of you.
So here is the short version. I come to you, anywhere in Boise, and most appointments happen the same day. I am one person, not a call center, and the person you book is the person who shows up. Book online any time or call (208) 826-1210.
How fast can you get a notary in Boise?
Same day is normal, not an exception. When I have an open slot, I’m usually at your door 20 to 30 minutes after you call.
Not long ago a woman called me about her uncle at St. Luke’s downtown. He was at the end of life, and his trust documents had to be signed while he still could. I was at his bedside in 30 to 40 minutes, and we got it done.
Two things slow me down. The first is traffic: between 3:30 and 6pm, a drive across Boise can run longer, and I’ll tell you that when you book. The second is paperwork that isn’t ready. If you don’t have the document yet, or it isn’t completely filled out, we wait until it is.
What hours can you book a notary in Boise?
I take appointments Monday through Friday from 8am to 8pm, and Saturday morning from 9am to noon. Outside those hours you can still book online at any time, and after hours appointments happen by arrangement rather than on demand.
That evening window is the part that matters most. A 6:30pm signing at your kitchen table after work is a normal booking for me, and it is not something a retail counter or a branch lobby can do.
What are your options for getting something notarized in Boise?
Boise has four realistic routes: I come to you, you go to a credit union branch, you go to a shipping and print store, or nobody travels and it happens online. Which one is right comes down to a single question, which is whether every person who has to sign can get to a counter during business hours.
| Option | Who travels | When | Where it stops working |
|---|---|---|---|
| Me, mobile | I do | Mon to Fri 8am to 8pm, Sat 9am to noon, after hours by arrangement | I have to be booked rather than walked up to |
| Credit union branch | You do | Branch hours, weekdays | The signer cannot travel, or you need someone after 5pm or on a Saturday |
| Shipping and print store | You do | The UPS Store on W State St lists notary hours available 7 days | Several signers who cannot all come at once, witnesses, a loan packet, or a signer who cannot come in at all |
| Online, remote | Nobody | Any time, by appointment | The document or the party receiving it requires a wet ink original |
How much can a notary charge in Idaho?
Idaho Code 51-133 caps the fee for any notarial act at five dollars. The same section says a notary “may be compensated for actual and reasonable expense of travel to a place where the notarial act is to be performed,” which is the part that changes with a mobile appointment.
So the notarizing itself is a fixed, small, statutory number. What you are really paying for when you book a mobile notary is the drive, the timing, and the fact that you do not have to move a person who cannot easily be moved.
Here is my number. Anywhere in Boise, and anywhere else in Ada or Canyon County, it’s $95. That covers my trip and your first notarization. Each notarization after that is $5, the most Idaho allows. A visit with two notarized signatures comes to $100. Outside those two counties, I quote the trip before I book it.
Do banks and credit unions in Boise notarize for free?
Some do, and it is worth trying if your timing is flexible. Idaho Central Credit Union states that its notary services are free to both members and nonmembers, that they are available at all its branches, and that most branches have a notary available throughout the day.
The catch is not the price. It is that you have to be able to get to a branch during branch hours, with everyone who has to sign, and take the chance that the notary on duty is at lunch when you arrive.
Can you just walk in somewhere and get something notarized?
Often yes, and for a single simple signature that is a perfectly good answer. The UPS Store at 1775 W State St says it has a commissioned notary public on staff and lists notary hours available 7 days, and it suggests making an appointment or stopping by.
Walking in stops working when the signing is complicated. Multiple signers who cannot all leave work at the same time, a witness requirement, a stack of loan documents, or a signer in a hospital bed are all things a counter cannot solve and a mobile appointment can.
What if the signer cannot leave the hospital or the house?
That is the core of what I do. I travel to hospital rooms, rehab and assisted living facilities, and private homes across Boise, and a bedside appointment is a routine booking rather than a special request.
Two things still have to be true, and they are true no matter who notarizes. The signer has to be able to communicate with me and sign their own name, and they need acceptable identification. I cannot tell you which document you need or what it should say, because a notary is not permitted to advise on document content, so bring the document your attorney, title company, or agency gave you.
What if you are not in Boise, or it is the middle of the night?
Idaho allows remote online notarization, which means nobody has to travel. Idaho Code 51-114A lets an Idaho notary perform a notarial act for a remotely located individual using technology that allows both parties to communicate simultaneously by sight and sound, with identity verified by personal knowledge, a credible witness, or two identity proofing methods.
The same statute requires the notary to make an audio visual recording of the session and keep it for at least ten years. That recording is the reason remote sessions are scheduled rather than instant, and it is also why the process holds up later when somebody questions the signature.
Which parts of Boise do you come to?
All of it. Downtown, the North End, the Bench, East Boise, West Boise, Harris Ranch, Southeast Boise, Warm Springs, Collister, and the Boise State area, plus Garden City and Eagle on the same trip if that is where the signing is.
If you are outside Boise, I cover Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Star, Kuna, Middleton, Emmett, and Payette in person, and the rest of Idaho remotely.
What do you need to have ready when I arrive?
Have the unsigned document, a government-issued photo ID for every person who has to sign, and any witnesses the document calls for. Don’t sign it before I get there, because I have to watch the signature happen.
The ID is where most delays start. People ask me all the time whether an expired license still works. In Idaho it does, as long as it’s a driver’s license, passport, or state ID card that expired no more than three years ago (Idaho Code 51-107). Check it before I get there. If it’s older than that, I can’t use it.
If you are not sure whether your document needs witnesses, ask whoever gave it to you. That is a question about the document, and a notary is not allowed to answer it.
How do you book a Boise notary appointment?
Use the online calendar, which is open at any hour and books a real confirmed slot rather than a callback request. If it is urgent, call (208) 826-1210 and tell me where you are and when you need it done.
I have been notarizing in the Treasure Valley since 2018, and my Google Business Profile currently sits at 265 reviews with a 5.0 average. Tell me where to be, and I will be there.
Areas We Serve
- Boise
- Meridian
- Nampa
- Eagle
- Star
- Kuna
- Caldwell
- Middleton
- Ada County
- Canyon County
- Gem County
- Idaho County
- Boise County
- Owhyee County