Notary in West Palm Beach, Florida
Remote Online Notarization (RON) reaches any signer in Florida, including everyone in West Palm Beach. For documents that need a live signer in front of me, I travel in person across Palm Beach County and the rest of South Florida.
Yes — EMC notarizes documents for West Palm Beach signers two ways. Remote Online Notarization (RON) is available statewide, anywhere in Florida, by live video, and is the faster option for most document types. In-person mobile notary is available for West Palm Beach and the rest of Palm Beach County when a document legally requires a signer physically present, such as a vehicle VIN verification.
Notary service around West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach sits in Palm Beach County, near downtown Clematis Street, Rosemary Square (formerly CityPlace), the Northwood Historic District, and the Intracoastal waterfront across from Palm Beach island. Most sessions are either a RON video appointment or an in-person visit to a home, office, hospital room, or title company.
West Palm Beach: the Palm Beach County seat
West Palm Beach is the Palm Beach County seat, and the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller's Official Records division sits right downtown — the same office every Palm Beach County filing, from Boca Raton to Delray Beach, ultimately goes through. A lot of the document questions I get here are from people finalizing a deed, POA, or Declaration of Domicile who want to know before the appointment whether their document needs the Main Courthouse or one of the county's branch locations.
Bookings inside West Palm Beach itself skew toward downtown condo and office signings near Clematis Street and Rosemary Square, plus the historic Northwood neighborhood.
RON: available statewide, not just in South Florida
Remote Online Notarization is authorized under Florida law (F.S. Chapter 117, Part II) for any signer physically located in Florida, not only West Palm Beach or Palm Beach County. If you or the other signer are traveling outside the state at signing time, tell us before booking — Florida's RON law generally requires the principal signer to be in Florida (with limited exceptions), so location can affect which option applies.
In-person mobile notary in West Palm Beach
In-person appointments cover documents that need a physically present signer or witness — a vehicle VIN verification, some estate signings a family wants done in one room together, or a signer who simply prefers not to use a webcam. Travel is billed as its own itemized line, never folded into the notarization fee.
- The notarial act itself is capped at $10 per signature under Florida law (F.S. §117.05(2)), billed as its own line, separate from travel.
- Travel: First 20 miles at the standard mileage rate ($0.725/mile, the 2026 IRS business rate): a $14.50 minimum. Each additional mile beyond 20 is billed at double the standard rate ($1.45/mile). Most West Palm Beach appointments, and trips to neighboring Delray Beach or Boca Raton, fall inside or near the 20-mile minimum; farther addresses are billed per mile beyond that on the same invoice line.
Recording a signed document from West Palm Beach
Notarizing a document and recording it with the county are two separate steps. If your West Palm Beach signing (a deed, POA affecting real property, or Declaration of Domicile) needs to be recorded, the filing goes to the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Official Records division, at Main Courthouse, 205 N. Dixie Highway, Room 4.2500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (also South, North, West County Courthouses and Royal Palm Beach branch — some document types accepted only at Main Courthouse). Recording is a submission you, your attorney, or your title company makes directly to that office — I don't file it on your behalf as part of the notarization. Standard recording is capped at documents up to 8.5 by 14 inches at the $10.00 first-page rate; larger instruments are billed differently, and some document types are only accepted at the Main Courthouse rather than a branch location.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does a signed document from West Palm Beach get recorded?
It goes to the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Official Records division, Main Courthouse, 205 N. Dixie Highway, Room 4.2500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (also South, North, West County Courthouses and Royal Palm Beach branch — some document types accepted only at Main Courthouse) — the same office that also handles filings from Delray Beach, Boca Raton, and the rest of Palm Beach County. I don't submit the filing for you; that's a separate step you, your attorney, or your title company completes directly.
Is there a notary near the West Palm Beach courthouses?
Yes — I cover downtown West Palm Beach, including Clematis Street, Rosemary Square, and the Northwood Historic District, either by RON video session or an in-person visit. There is no walk-in office; I come to you or we meet by video.
What does a notarization cost in West Palm Beach?
$10 per signature for an in-person notarial act, $25 per signature by Remote Online Notarization (F.S. §117.275). Travel for an in-person West Palm Beach appointment is itemized separately: First 20 miles at the standard mileage rate ($0.725/mile, the 2026 IRS business rate): a $14.50 minimum. Each additional mile beyond 20 is billed at double the standard rate ($1.45/mile).
Can a RON session cover a signer who isn’t in West Palm Beach?
Yes, as long as every signer is physically in Florida at signing time. RON sessions commonly include one signer in West Palm Beach and another elsewhere in Palm Beach County, or a different Florida city, on the same call.
Which nearby cities does EMC also cover from West Palm Beach?
Delray Beach and Boca Raton are the closest, both in Palm Beach County. In-person mobile notary covers the whole county and the rest of South Florida; RON covers any signer in Florida.