Notary in New Hanover County, North Carolina.
Our Charlotte-area notaries are about 200 miles from Wilmington. Online notarization will close that distance. When REN launches, you can meet a commissioned North Carolina notary on video from Wilmington or the beaches.
Launch List members get first pick of appointments in launch week, plus $5 off their first online session.
Wilmington and the beaches: notarized online.
Many New Hanover County property owners and retirees live part of the year elsewhere. Online notarization lets you sign eligible North Carolina documents from anywhere in the U.S. with a North Carolina notary.
Vehicle titles, wills, codicils and trusts still need in-person signing on paper. For those, use a local notary or visit our Charlotte-area office by appointment.
Wilmington homes, owners everywhere.
New Hanover County includes Wilmington, UNC Wilmington and the beach towns of Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. Many property owners here live in other states, and retirees often have family far away.
If you own a coast home and live elsewhere, online notarization will let you sign many documents from wherever you are in the U.S. Real estate closings in North Carolina are supervised by an attorney, so ask your closing attorney which documents can be signed online.
Local tip: Hurricane season brings insurance and repair paperwork. Keep copies of notarized documents somewhere you can reach them away from home.
Every way to notarize in New Hanover County.
Sign from Wilmington or anywhere in the U.S.$25 per signature
About 200 miles from Wilmington. For documents that must be signed in person$10 per signature
Fees follow G.S. 10B-31. Mobile travel is at the IRS business mileage rate and agreed in writing before we travel. No booking or convenience fees.
Wills, codicils, trusts and vehicle titles can't be notarized online. Health care powers of attorney and living wills need two qualified witnesses. What must be signed in person
What New Hanover County families ask us for.
- Affidavits on a lunch break. Most online sessions take about 15 minutes once your document passes our review.
- Family members in different places. Each signer can join from wherever they are in the U.S., when the document allows it.
- Consent and travel forms. Minor travel consent and other everyday forms, reviewed before you pay.
- Financial power of attorney. Notarized online, a power of attorney must be recorded with a North Carolina Register of Deeds.
What happens when you sign online.
- A state-licensed platform. Your session runs on a platform licensed by the North Carolina Secretary of State, never Zoom or FaceTime.
- Your photo ID is scanned. The platform checks that your government-issued ID is genuine.
- A few identity questions. Drawn from public records, so only you should know the answers.
- Your notary matches your face to your ID on live video, then watches you sign.
- Recorded and kept as North Carolina law requires, and your sealed document is delivered electronically.
New Hanover County questions.
I own a beach home in Wilmington but live in another state. Can I use you?
Yes, once online sessions open, you can join from anywhere in the U.S. Some real estate documents have extra rules, so check with the closing attorney first.
Can you notarize a vehicle title online?
No. North Carolina vehicle titles are paper and must be signed in person.
When will online notarization start?
Online notarization in North Carolina starts once the Secretary of State licenses the first platform. No date has been announced. Join the Launch List and we'll email you the day our online appointments open.