Fortis Mobile Notary Services Disclaimers
Notary Disclaimers and Important Service Information
We come to you when signatures matter.
Fortis Mobile Notary provides professional mobile notary services at your home, office, hospital, care facility, or another convenient location. We make the notarization process clear, respectful, and convenient while working around your schedule.
Last Updated: July 18, 2026
IMPORTANT: Christopher Moore is not an attorney licensed to practice law. He is not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities.
1. Not an Attorney
Christopher Moore and Fortis Mobile Notary Services, LLC do not provide legal, tax, financial, immigration, or estate-planning advice through notary services.
We cannot explain the legal meaning or effect of a document, recommend whether you should sign it, advise you regarding your legal rights, or determine whether a document is suitable for your circumstances.
Questions involving legal rights, document preparation, legal consequences, estate planning, taxes, immigration, property ownership, or financial matters should be directed to a qualified attorney or other appropriately licensed professional.
2. No Document Preparation
Fortis Mobile Notary Services, LLC does not prepare, draft, revise, complete, or select legal documents for customers.
Documents should be complete and ready for signing before the appointment, except for information that must lawfully be completed in the notary’s presence.
We cannot tell you which document you need, add legal language to a document, correct substantive errors, or modify a document on your behalf.
3. No Selection of Notarial Act
A notary public cannot decide which notarial act or certificate a customer requires.
The signer, document preparer, attorney, title company, lender, escrow company, government agency, or receiving party must identify the required notarial act.
Examples of Notarial Acts
Acknowledgment
Verification on oath or affirmation
Signature witnessing
Copy certification
Another notarial act authorized under Oregon law
When the document does not contain a notarial certificate, the customer must obtain instructions from the document preparer or receiving party before the notarization can proceed.
4. No Guarantee of Acceptance
Completion of a notarization does not guarantee that a document will be accepted, filed, recorded, enforced, authenticated, or approved by any:
Court
Government agency
County recorder
Financial institution
Lender
Title or escrow company
Attorney
Health care provider
Foreign authority
Other receiving party
Customers are responsible for confirming document, certificate, witness, filing, recording, apostille, authentication, and acceptance requirements before the appointment.
5. Identity, Willingness, and Awareness
Every notarization is subject to the notary’s independent assessment of the circumstances presented at the appointment.
The notary must be satisfied that the signer:
Has provided acceptable identification
Is physically or electronically present as legally required
Is signing willingly
Is sufficiently aware of the nature of the transaction
Can communicate directly with the notary through an acceptable method
Is not being coerced or improperly influenced
Meets all other requirements of Oregon notarial law
The notary may refuse, suspend, or discontinue a notarization when these requirements are not satisfied.
6. No Guarantee of Completion
Scheduling an appointment or paying a session fee does not guarantee that a document can be notarized.
A notarization may be refused or discontinued when:
Identification is insufficient
The signer is unavailable
The signer appears unwilling or coerced
The signer cannot communicate with the notary
The signer does not appear aware of the general nature of the transaction
The document is incomplete
The requested act is unlawful
The required notarial certificate has not been identified
Required witnesses are unavailable
Facility access is denied or delayed
Technology or identity verification fails
Another legal or practical requirement is not satisfied
Travel, session, waiting-time, printing, witness, parking, and other disclosed charges may still apply even when a notarization cannot be completed.
7. Oregon Notarial Fees and Other Service Charges
Oregon permits a notary public to charge up to $10 per traditional notarial act. The maximum fee for a remote online notarization is $25 per notarial act.
Notarial fees are separate from mobile travel and other non-notarial services.
Posted Oregon Notarial Fees
Traditional in-person notarial act: Up to $10 per notarial act
Remote online notarial act: Up to $25 per notarial act
Additional Non-Notarial Charges
Mobile travel
Appointment scheduling
Rush or emergency service
Evening, late-night, weekend, or holiday service
Waiting time
Printing
Scanbacks
Shipping or courier service
Parking
Tolls
Witness coordination
Facility access
Remote-platform or technology costs
Other agreed non-notarial services
Applicable charges will be disclosed before the appointment or presented during the scheduling and payment process. Oregon’s fee guidance directs notaries who charge fees to display their notarial fees and additional charges separately.
8. Remote Online Notarization
Remote online notarization is available only when permitted by Oregon law and when the signer, document, receiving party, technology, identity-verification process, and transaction qualify.
Remote Notarization Requirements
The signer may be required to:
Use a compatible computer, tablet, or mobile device
Maintain a reliable internet connection
Present acceptable identification
Complete identity-proofing procedures
Answer knowledge-based authentication questions
Participate in a recorded audiovisual session
Use an approved remote-notarization platform
Provide the document electronically
Some documents, transactions, agencies, courts, lenders, or receiving parties may not accept remote online notarization.
The customer is responsible for confirming acceptance with the receiving party before scheduling.
9. Apostille Coordination
Fortis Mobile Notary Services, LLC is not a government agency and does not issue apostilles, authentications, or certifications of authority.
Apostilles and authentications are issued by the appropriate state or federal authority.
Apostille Assistance May Include
We may assist with:
Reviewing known submission requirements
Coordinating notarization
Organizing a submission package
Delivering or mailing documents
Tracking processing status
Arranging return delivery
We cannot guarantee that an apostille or authentication will be approved, issued, or completed within a particular period.
Government processing times, document eligibility, foreign-country requirements, and agency decisions are outside our control.
10. Loan and Real Estate Signings
Fortis Mobile Notary Services, LLC may present documents and facilitate signatures as directed by a lender, title company, escrow company, attorney, or signing service.
We do not:
Explain or interpret loan terms
Provide legal or financial advice
Negotiate transaction terms
Advise whether a borrower should sign
Modify lender or title documents
Resolve substantive document questions
Questions involving interest rates, payment terms, escrow figures, title matters, loan obligations, rescission rights, or transaction terms must be directed to the lender, title company, escrow officer, or attorney.
11. Estate-Planning Document Signings
Fortis Mobile Notary Services, LLC may facilitate the signing and notarization of estate-planning documents prepared by the customer or a qualified professional.
Documents May Include
We may assist with:
Wills
Trusts
Powers of attorney
Advance directives
Deeds
Health care documents
Related estate-planning records
We do not determine whether a document is legally sufficient, correctly prepared, appropriate for the signer, or effective for the signer’s circumstances.
We do not provide legal advice concerning beneficiaries, trustees, personal representatives, guardians, agents, property transfers, probate, taxes, or estate administration.
Questions about an estate plan should be directed to the document preparer or a qualified estate-planning attorney.
12. Hospital, Care Facility, Hospice, and End-of-Life Appointments
Hospital, care-facility, hospice, rehabilitation, and end-of-life appointments are subject to the same legal requirements as every other notarization.
Signer Requirements
The signer must be:
Properly identified
Willing to sign
Sufficiently aware of the transaction
Able to communicate with the notary
Available in person or through an authorized remote process
Free from apparent coercion or undue influence
A medical diagnosis, family request, urgent circumstance, or facility recommendation does not require a notary to perform a notarization.
The notary may decline or stop the appointment when the signer cannot satisfy applicable legal requirements.
Facility rules, visitation restrictions, medical procedures, security requirements, and staff availability may delay or prevent an appointment.
13. Witness Services
Some documents require one or more witnesses in addition to notarization.
The customer, document preparer, attorney, or receiving party is responsible for confirming:
Whether witnesses are required
The number of witnesses required
Witness qualifications
Whether a witness may be related to the signer
Whether a witness may have a financial interest
Whether a facility employee may serve as a witness
Whether special witness statements are required
When Fortis Mobile Notary Services, LLC helps coordinate witnesses, we do not independently guarantee that a proposed witness satisfies every legal or document-specific qualification.
Witness availability is not guaranteed unless confirmed in writing. Additional witness charges may apply.
14. Translation and Language Assistance
Fortis Mobile Notary Services, LLC does not provide certified legal translation or interpretation unless expressly agreed in writing.
The notary must be able to communicate directly with the signer or through a method permitted by applicable law.
A family member, friend, caregiver, or other person may not answer questions for the signer or direct the signer’s responses during the notarial act.
Translated documents may be notarized when the notary can lawfully perform the requested notarial act. The notary does not certify the accuracy or legal sufficiency of a translation unless specifically authorized and qualified to do so.
15. Website Information
Information on this website is provided for general informational purposes only.
Website content does not constitute:
Legal advice
Tax advice
Financial advice
Immigration advice
Estate-planning advice
A guarantee of service
A guarantee of document acceptance
Laws, fees, agency procedures, technology requirements, service availability, and receiving-party standards may change.
Customers should confirm current requirements with the appropriate attorney, court, government agency, lender, title company, document preparer, or receiving institution.
16. Other Important Service Information
Notarial Records
Notarial journals and other records are maintained as required by Oregon law.
Document Copies
Fortis Mobile Notary Services, LLC generally does not retain copies of completed customer documents except when permitted or required by law, requested as part of an authorized service, or necessary for shipping, scanbacks, remote notarization, or recordkeeping.
Photographs and Recordings
Photographs, scans, audiovisual recordings, identification images, or document copies may be created when required by law, an approved remote-notarization platform, a contracting company, or the requested service.
Facility and Location Safety
We may decline or discontinue an appointment when the location is unsafe, inaccessible, unlawful, or unsuitable for the requested service.
Third-Party Services
Scheduling, payment, remote notarization, identity verification, mapping, shipping, communication, and other services may be provided through third-party platforms.
Their availability, policies, security, and performance are outside our direct control.
Changes to These Disclaimers
These disclaimers may be revised periodically to reflect changes in our services, policies, technology, or applicable law.
The current version will be post
ed on this webpage.
Questions About Our Disclaimers?
We are happy to clarify questions about our notary services and these disclaimers.
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CONTACT
Hours:
6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Monday through Saturday
After-hours by request
Oregon Address
5441 S. Macadam Avenue
Suite 6509
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: (503) 501-5955
Washington Address
522 W. Riverside Avenue
Suite 10523
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (360) 309-0850
Christopher Moore is a commissioned Oregon Notary Public. He is not an attorney licensed to practice law and cannot draft legal documents, select a notarial act, provide legal advice, or charge a fee for those activities.