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Philadelphia Notary Commissions During COVID-19

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The Records Department in the City of Philadelphia is open, but in-person services are by appointment only.

If you wish to process your notary commission in person, including being sworn in, appointments are available on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8:30 am to noon, and 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Due to high demand, there may be a wait time for an appointment.

E-mail is [email protected] to schedule an appointment. The Recording Room is in City Hall, Room 111. The phone number 215-686-1483.

If you do not wish to process your commission in person, you can follow an alternative mail-in process. Details are provided by the Records Department here.

Wills for Heroes Event in Riverside, PA

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A Wills for Heroes event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Merck and Co., Inc., 10 Avenue D, Riverside, PA 17868.

The event needs 8+ attorneys, 6-8 witnesses, and 2 more notaries. Witnesses do not need to be attorneys for the event. A one-hour refresher course will be held the morning of the event to familiarize attorney volunteers with the program. Training on the computer-based program used to generate estate documents will also be held. Training will be held 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. with appointments beginning at 11 a.m.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for volunteers.

To volunteer, please contact Gabriele Miller-Wagner at [email protected] or call 717-979-3500.

Wills for Heroes is a free service that provides wills, living wills, health care and financial powers of attorneys to first responders or veterans and their spouses, partners, and significant others. At the conclusion of each appointment, first responders/veterans will leave with a fully executed set of estate documents.

Afternoon Notary Reappointment Seminar Scheduled in Pittston

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The morning session of PAN’s Notary Reappointment Seminar scheduled for May 7 is closed. We now have an afternoon Notary Reappointment Seminar available from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on May 7 at the Holiday Inn Express, 30 Concorde Drive, Pittston. To register for this seminar, please call 1-800-944-8790 or visit our Web site at www.notary.org/Education. The cost is $64.

Notary Seminars Set for Bloomsburg

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PAN’s First Time Notary, Everyday Notary Challenges and Notary Reappointment seminars will be held for Bloomsburg area notaries in April.

The First Time Notary seminar is 9 a.m. to noon while Everyday Notary Challenges runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on April 8. Notary Reappointment will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on April 9.

Hampton Inn, 255 Paper Mill Road, Bloomsburg is the location for the seminars.

To register for a seminar, contact PAN at 800-944-8790 or visit our Web site at www.notary.org/Education.