FREQUENT ASKED QUESTIONS

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A Notary Public, also known as a Notarial Officer, is an impartial witness commissioned and authorized by the government (in this case, the State of New Jersey) to perform notarial acts, certify the identities of a signer(s), and notarize their signature(s). A Notary Public in the State of New Jersey is authorized by the state to perform four types of notarial acts. These acts are taking acknowledgments, administering verification on oaths or affirmations (jurats), witnessing signatures, and certifying copies of records. These acts are certified and evidenced on an official notarial certificate that is required by law to be attached to the document being notarized. These same acts are then recorded in the Notarial Officer’s record book to be held as evidence if a document signing is called into question. A document with a signer’s signature can only be notarized with an official notarial certificate containing the signature of the Notary Public and the Notary Public’s official notarial seal.

“Notary Public Near Me.” Most Notary Publics are unwilling to go the extra mile to service the public. Shane Duncan Notarial Services serves many areas in Northern New Jersey. As a New Jersey Notary Public, Shane Duncan is a Mobile Notary Public willing to travel to serve you whether you reside inside or reside outside the bounds of the Township of Bloomfield. Areas served by Shane Duncan Notarial Services include:


1.) *Bergen County: Municipalities served in Bergen County include the Borough of Allendale, the Borough of Alpine, the Borough of Bergenfield, the Borough of Bogota, the Borough of Carlstadt, the Borough of Cliffside Park, the Borough of Closter, the Borough of Cresskill, the Borough of Demarest, the Borough of Dumont, the Borough of East Rutherford, the Borough of Edgewater, the Borough of Elmwood Park, the Borough of Emerson, the City of Englewood, the Borough of Englewood Cliffs, the Borough of Fair Lawn, the Borough of Fairview, the Borough of Fort Lee, the Borough of Franklin Lakes, the City of Garfield, the Borough of Glen Rock, the City of Hackensack, the Borough of Harrington Park, the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights, the Borough of Haworth, the Borough of Hillsdale, the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus, the Borough of Leonia, the Borough of Little Ferry, the Borough of Lodi, the Township of Lyndhurst, the Township of Mahwah, the Borough of Maywood, the Borough of Midland Park, the Borough of Montvale, the Borough of Moonachie, the Borough of New Milford, the Borough of North Arlington, the Borough of Northvale, the Borough of Norwood, the Borough of Oakland, the Borough of Old Tappan, the Borough of Oradell, the Borough of Palisades Park, the Borough of Paramus, the Borough of Park Ridge, the Borough of Ramsey, the Borough of Ridgefield, the Village of Ridgefield Park, the Village of Ridgewood, the Borough of River Edge, the Township of River Vale, the Township of Rochelle Park, the Borough of Rockleigh, the Borough of Rutherford, the Township of Saddle Brook, the Borough of Saddle River, the Township of South Hackensack, the Township of Teaneck, the Borough of Tenafly, the Borough of Teterboro, the Borough of Upper Saddle, the Borough of River, the Borough of Waldwick, the Borough of Wallington, the Township of Washington, the Borough of Westwood, the Borough of Woodcliff Lake, the Borough of Wood-Ridge, and the Township of Wyckoff.


2.) *Essex County: Municipalities served in Essex County include the Township of Belleville, the Township of Bloomfield, the Borough of Caldwell, the Township of Cedar Grove, the Township of the City of Orange, the City of East Orange, the Borough of Essex Fells, the Township of Fairfield, the Borough of Glen Ridge, the Township of Irvington, the Township of Livingston, the Township of Maplewood, the Township of Millburn, the Township of Montclair, the City of Newark, the Borough of North Caldwell, the Township of Nutley, the Borough of Roseland, the Township of Verona, the Township of the Village of South Orange, the Township of West Caldwell, and the Township of West Orange.


3.) *Hudson County: Municipalities served in Essex County include the City of Bayonne, the Borough of East Newark, the Town of Guttenberg, the Town of Harrison, the City of Hoboken, the City of Jersey City, the Town of Kearny, the Township of North Bergen, the Town of Secaucus, the City of Union City, the Township of Weehawken, and The Town of West New York.


4.) Hunterdon County: Municipalities served in Hunterdon County include the Township of Alexandria, the Township of Bethlehem, the Borough of Bloomsbury, the Borough of Califon, the Town of Clinton, the Township of Clinton, the Township of Delaware, the Township of East Amwell, the Borough of Flemington, the Township of Franklin, the Borough of Frenchtown, the Borough of Glen Gardner, the Borough of Hampton, the Borough of High Bridge, the Township of Holland, the Township of Kingwood, the City of Lambertville, the Borough of Lebanon, the Township of Lebanon, the Borough of Milford, the Township of Raritan, the Township of Readington, the Borough of Stockton, the Township of Tewksbury, the Township of Union, and the Township of West Amwell.


5.) Mercer County: Municipalities served in Mercer County include the Township of East Windsor, the Township of Ewing, the Township of Hamilton, the Borough of Hightstown, the Borough of Hopewell, the Township of Hopewell, the Township of Lawrence, the Borough of Pennington, the Borough of Princeton, the Township of Robbinsville (CDP), the City of Trenton, the Township of Washington (*CDP*), and the Township of West Windsor.


6.) Middlesex County: Municipalities served in Middlesex County include the Borough of Carteret, the Township of Cranbury, the Borough of Dunellen, the Township of East Brunswick, the Township of Edison, the Borough of Helmetta, the Borough of Highland Park, the Borough of Jamesburg, the Borough of Metuchen, the Borough of Middlesex, the Borough of Milltown, the Township of Monroe, the City of New Brunswick, the Township of North Brunswick, the Township of Old Bridge, the City of Perth Amboy, the Township of Piscataway, the Township of Plainsboro, the Borough of Sayreville, the city of South Amboy, the Township of South Brunswick, the Borough of South Plainfield, the Borough of South River, the Borough of Spotswood, and the Township of Woodbridge.


7.) *Morris County: Municipalities served in Morris County include the Town of Boonton, the Township of Boonton, the Borough of Butler, the Borough of Chatham, the Township of Chatham, the Borough of Chester, the Township of Chester, the Township of Denville, the Town of Dover, the Township of East Hanover, the Borough of Florham Park, the Township of Hanover, the Township of Harding, the Township of Jefferson, the Borough of Kinnelon, the Borough of Lincoln Park, the Township of Long Hill, the Borough of Madison, the Borough of Mendham, the Township of Mendham, the Township of Mine Hill, the Township of Montville, the Borough of Morris Plains, the Township of Morris, the Town of Morristown, the Borough of Mount Arlington, the Township of Mount Olive, the Borough of Mountain Lakes, the Borough of Netcong, the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, the Township of Pequannock, the Township of Randolph, the Borough of Riverdale, Rockaway borough, the Township of Rockaway, the Township of Roxbury, the Borough of Victory Gardens, the Township of Washington, and the Borough of Wharton.


8.) *Passaic County: Municipalities served in Passaic County include the Borough of Bloomingdale, the City of Clifton, the Borough of Haledon, the Borough of Hawthorne, the Township of Little Falls, the Borough of North Haledon, the City of Passaic, the City of Paterson, the Borough of Pompton Lakes, the Borough of Prospect Park, the Borough of Ringwood, the Borough of Totowa, the Borough of Wanaque, the Township of Wayne, the Township of West Milford, and the Borough of Woodland Park (formerly the Borough of West Paterson).


9.) Somerset County: Municipalities served in Somerset County include the Township of Bedminster, the Township of Bernards, the Borough of Bernardsville, the Borough of Bound Brook, the Township of Branchburg, the Township of Bridgewater, the Borough of Far Hills, the Township of Franklin, the Township of Green Brook, the Township of Hillsborough, the Borough of Manville, the Borough of Millstone, the Township of Montgomery, the Borough of North Plainfield, the Borough of Peapack & Gladstone, the Borough of Raritan, the Borough of Rocky Hill, the Borough of Somerville, the Borough of South Bound Brook, the Township of Warren, and the Borough of Watchung.


10.) Sussex County: Municipalities served in Sussex County include the Borough of Andover borough, the Township of Andover, the Borough of Branchville, the Township of Byram, the Township of Frankford, the Borough of Franklin, the Township of Fredon, the Township of Green, the Borough of Hamburg, the Township of Hampton, the Township of Hardyston, the Borough of Hopatcong, the Township of Lafayette, the Township of Montague, the Town of Newton, the Borough of Ogdensburg, the Township of Sandyston, the Township of Sparta, the Borough of Stanhope, the Township of Stillwater, the Borough of Sussex, the Township of Vernon, the Township of Walpack, and the Township of Wantage.


11.) *Union County: Municipalities served in Union County include the Township of Berkeley Heights, the Township of Clark, the Township of Cranford, the City of Elizabeth, the Borough of Fanwood, the Borough of Garwood, the Township of Hillside, the Borough of Kenilworth, the City of Linden, the Borough of Mountainside, the Borough of New Providence, the City of Plainfield, the City of Rahway, the Borough of Roselle, the Borough of Roselle Park, the Township of Scotch Plains, the Township of Springfield, the City of Summit, the Township of Union, the Town of Westfield, and the Township of Winfield.


12.) Warren County: Municipalities served in Warren County include the Township of Allamuchy, the Borough of Alpha, the Town of Belvidere, the Township of Blairstown, the Township of Franklin, the Township of Frelinghuysen, the Township of Greenwich, the Town of Hackettstown, the Township of Hardwick, the Township of Harmony, the Township of Hope, the Township of Independence, the Township of Knowlton, the Township of Liberty, the Township of Lopatcong, the Township of Mansfield, the Township of Oxford, the Town of Phillipsburg, the Township of Pohatcong, the Borough of Washington, the Township of Washington, and the Township of White.


What happens if your county or municipality is not listed? Do not worry; remote online notarizations (RON) are legal in New Jersey. Therefore, you will be able to connect with Shane Duncan remotely through the BlueNotary platform. BlueNotary is an online platform that allows Notarial Officers like Shane Duncan to service the public by conducting online notarizations. Plus, there is an added guarantee of a lower overall service charge when notarizations are done online with BlueNotary. Be sure to first inquire with Shane Duncan before making an appointment for remote online notarizations. Instructions will be given to you on how to connect with BlueNoatry after your inquiry.


*ONLY stared areas are eligible for discounts.

Please have ready all documents that needs to be notarized. Also have ready a government issued photo ID that is expired no more that three (3) years from the issue date. Your identity will be check and must be vertified.

Before scheduling an appointment, you should already know the type of notarization needed for your document. Most documents should already come with a notarial certificate. You can check the last page of the document to find out the type of notarization needed. The title of that certificate may be an “Acknowledgment Certificate,” a “Verification on Oath or Affirmation Certificate,” a “Jurat Certificate,” a “Certification of Record Certificate,” a “Signature Witnessing Certificate,” or some other variation of wording. If your document does not have a certificate or if you would like to learn more about certificates, please see the “Notarial Services” page for more information on the type of notarization you may need. If you are still unsure, please reach out to the issuing body (such as a government agency or organization) or an attorney or representative to inquire about the type of notarization you need. If you still need clarification, please reach out to Shane directly to lead you through the necessary steps to find that information.

Yes, I can notarize more than one copy of the exact same document as long as that document is an original document and all signatures on said document are original wet handwritten signatures.

Yes, as a Notary Public, I can notarize your signature if a party to the document is not present. Please keep in mind that your signature will be the ONLY signature I will be notarizing and NOT the other party’s signature on the document. The records I keep within my notarial logbook and within the attached notarial certificate will reflect such facts and may be used as evidence on the record. Therefore, if the document you need notarized requires all party’s signatures to be notarized, I strongly recommend that all parties be present before me for the notarization. Having all parties present in the first meeting will help to save time and prevent you from seeking a new notarization just for all parties to the document.

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