Notary Services

Pickens County Library System offers limited notary services to its patrons. These services will be available at the Central-Clemson Library and the Village Library in Pickens. Notary Service is not available in the fifteen (15) minutes prior to the time of closing. Patrons will need to call ahead to assure a notary is available: Central -Clemson 864-639-2711, or Pickens 864-898-5747.

What You Need to Bring

  • Unsigned documents to be notarized
  • Originals of any documents to be copied and notarized
  • Valid, government-issued photo identification.
  • Any witnesses required: In order to serve as a witness, the witness must be personally known to the individual whose documents are being notarized. Library staff cannot serve as witnesses. Patrons are not allowed to ask other library patrons to serve as their witnesses. All witnesses must bring valid photo ID as described above.

Documents the Library Cannot Notarize

  • Real Estate transactions (legally required to use an attorney)
  • I-9 Forms (need to be completed by employers)
  • Depositions
  • Any documents requiring verification of facts
  • Any documents that are not in English
  • Post- or pre-dated documents
  • True copies of birth, death, or marriage certificates
  • Marriages
  • Children’s signatures (no photo ID)

Cost

The cost for a notarized document will be $5.00 per document.

Library Notary Guidelines

The Pickens County Library will abide by all policies and procedures outlined in the Notary Public Manual for South Carolina.

Notaries public are public officers of the State of South Carolina. Therefore, all notaries public can decline to notarize a document for any reason and at any time.

A notary public is not duly trained or certified to practice law. Therefore, notaries are unable to provide assistance in prescribing or determining the particular document a customer may need; selecting the type of notarization or certificate for a given document; preparing a document or giving advice on how to fill out, draft, or complete a document, provide legal counseling or advice in a legal matter that may or may not involve a notarial act.

The Secretary of State commissions notaries public for South Carolina and keeps their oaths of office on file. Notaries Public are public officers whose main purpose is to prevent fraud in the execution of documents.

Notaries public are public officers of the State of South Carolina. Therefore, all notaries public can decline to notarize a document for any reason and at any time.

The Pickens County Library will abide by all policies and procedures outlined in the Notary Public Manual for South Carolina.

Patrons seeking notarizations must bring:

  • Unsigned documents to be notarized
  • Originals of any documents to be copied and notarized
  • Valid, government-issued photo identification.
  •  Any witnesses required: In order to serve as a witness, the witness must be personally known to the individual whose documents are being notarized. Library staff cannot serve as witnesses. Patrons are not allowed to ask other library patrons to serve as their witnesses. All witnesses must bring valid photo ID as described above.

Notaries at the Pickens County Library System are NOT able to notarize the following documents:

  • Real Estate transactions (legally required to use an attorney)
  • I-9 Forms (need to be completed by employers)
  •  Depositions
  •  Any documents requiring verification of facts
  •  Any documents that are not in English
  •  Post- or pre-dated documents
  • True copies of birth, death, or marriage certificates
  • Marriages
  • Children’s signatures (no photo ID)

The cost for a notarized document will be $5.00 per document.

Notary Service is not available in the fifteen (15) minutes prior to the time of closing. Patrons will need to call ahead to assure a notary is available.

Each staff member is registered in his or her own county and will be certified for 10 years. This will remain valid regardless of employment status.

Title 26, Chapter 1 of S.C Code of Laws defines the duties and acts performed by notaries public in the State of South Carolina. The South Carolina Notary Public Reference Manual describes the duties of this office in detail and serves as a reference if you are a notary public.

A notary public is not duly trained or certified to practice law. Therefore, notaries are unable to provide assistance in prescribing or determining the particular document a customer may need; selecting the type of notarization or certificate for a given document; preparing a document or giving advice on how to fill out, draft, or complete a document, provide legal counseling or advice in a legal matter that may or may not involve a notarial act.

Policy approved on March 17, 2022