You may need to hire a notary to witness a signature on a legal document, such as a will, real estate document, power of attorney or contract. This service is usually affordable. Most notaries charge by either the document or signature, at a rate of anywhere from $1 to $20.

Arguably, the cheapest place you can get a notary is somewhere you can get it for free. You may have access to free Notary Publics at your local bank, where you are a customer. As an alternative, you can try a local government office, such as city hall, which often has Notary Publics available for free.

Bank of America does not charge a fee for notary services. Should I sign or date the document being notarized before I visit a Notary? No. We recommend you don't sign or date any documents before seeing the Notary, since some documents must be logged in the presence of a Notary.

Does US Post Office have a notary? No, the US Post Office does not have a notary on staff to provide notarization services. US Post Office employees are employed by the federal government and do not have the authority to provide state-level services such as document notarization.