KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
Your visit.
Your checklist.
Review the essentials before making an appointment. Confirm any additional requirements with the document’s issuer or recipient.
Powers of attorney
Bring the prepared document and required signer. Zachary performs the requested eligible notarial act; he does not draft the document, select legal provisions or advise on its effect.
BEFORE YOU CHOOSE A TIME
What to bring: Powers of attorney
A practical checklist for this request. The document’s issuer or recipient may require additional items; confirm their instructions before the visit.
1. Your identification
Each signer should bring an original passport, driver’s license or government-issued nondriver ID that is current or expired no more than three years before the appointment. Other government ID with a photo or signature may be acceptable to the notary. Zachary may request additional identification.
No ID, an older expiration date or a name difference? Call before booking so Zachary can review lawful alternatives. A document witness is not automatically an identity witness. Do not upload ID photos or numbers.
2. Your documents
- The complete power-of-attorney document prepared by you or your legal adviser, including referenced pages.
- Any signing/witness instructions supplied by the preparer or receiving organization.
3. Check before the visit
- Confirm who must sign this particular document. The agent is not automatically required to attend every power-of-attorney notarization.
- Confirm witness requirements with the preparer; Zachary does not choose the legal form or provisions.
- Have every person whose signature will be notarized attend with their own ID. Bring any separate witnesses required for this document.
- Zavala’s witness policy excludes family members. Supplied witnesses need at least seven days’ notice and Zachary’s confirmation.
4. When to sign
Wait for Zachary’s signing instructions. Complete your own information beforehand, but leave the notary’s certificate, seal and notarial date for the notary.
Something missing or unclear? Call Zach at (509) 208-8383 before making plans. Do not upload identification or confidential records here.
Where these requirements come from
The ID and notarial-act guidance follows Washington’s identification law and notarial-act requirements. Document-specific lists are preparation guidance, not a legal determination that a package is complete or valid.
Missing something? Call Zach before making plans. More questions and answers.