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Notary Public Service
Items Accepted for Notarization at Schaumburg Township
Effective June 1, 2009, the Township of Schaumburg will no longer notarize any document(s) involving a document of conveyance transferring or purporting to transfer title to residential real property located in Cook County (5ILCS 312/3-102). These items require a notarial record to be filed with the Cook County Clerk. A charge of $25.00 my be administered to each record. The notary public is required to file all notarial cecords for residential real property with the Cook County Clerk and pay an additional $5.00 filing fee as well as keep such records filed for up to 7 years. Due to these requirements, the Township of Schaumburg has opted out of notarizing documents pertaining to Residential Real Property. We recommend all persons contact an attorney or title company to notarize these documents.
The State of Illinois prohibits a Notary Public from notarizing certain types of documents. A list of unacceptable items has been provided. This list may change depending on the items being presented.
- I9 - Employment Eligibility Verification
- Birth Certificates
- Death Certificates
- Diploma/Degree Certificates
- Government Issued ID's (Drivers License, State ID, U.S. Passport)
- Copies of original documents
- Any document without the required notarial wording
The Township of Schaumburg provides free notary public service.
A list of acceptable items has been provided. This list may change depending on the items being presented.
- Board of Review
- Homeowner Occupancy Forms
- Income Statement Forms
- Long Term Occupancy Forms
- Name Change to Treasurer Forms
- Pension Forms
- Senior Freeze Forms
- Housing Forms (Section 8)
- Quit Claim Deeds (outside of Cook County)
- School Forms
- Last Will and Testament Forms
- Medical and Travel Authorization Forms for Minors
- Divorce Agreements
- Oath/Acknowledgement