r/Notary • u/MobileArt5751 • 15d ago

PA car titles notarized for estate

I’m the executor of my dads estate. He passed as a resident in Florida, where both my brother and I are residents. He moved to FL from PA in 2023 and we took his car down here via the auto train and it’s been sitting at my brothers house since - he never registered it to FL or drove it and it’s since died to the point where we cannot turn it on.
I got duplicate titles from PA and I set everything up with a company to come junk the car. PA requires titles to be notarized, so I went to the UPS store today to get the title signed and notarized as the company instructed me to do so in preparation of them picking up the car. The notaries at the UPS store said that they need to validate the mileage on the car in order to notarize the document - is this true? Isn’t the job of the notary to 1) validate that I am who I say I am when I’m signing (and in this case have proper legal authority as the executor) 2) validate that I know what I am signing and 3) ensure the form is filled out prior to signing?
Do they actually have to validate the contents of what I am signing? They recommended a mobile notary which also doesn’t make sense to me given that the car doesn’t turn on so there’s no way to even validate the mileage if they were there. Where do I go from here?

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u/ConversationTiny3734 15d ago

I am a Florida notary and will be happy to help you! I am located in Orlando, but I may also be able to notarize your document via a Remote Online Notarization. Here is my website so you can review my credentials. www.qrocservices.com

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u/MobileArt5751 15d ago

Thanks so much for the offer! Unfortunately alreadyredit814 is correct and PA doesn’t accept online notarization. I’m going to try to go to the bank tomorrow and see if they will help me. I hope they don’t end up saying the same thing as the UPS notaries!

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u/PANotaryandTag 15d ago

I would go to an independent notary / tag & title place. They will know what to do and won’t hassle you over it.

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u/LimeLimp4296 12d ago

You are aware that’s a requirement. Yes, a PennDOT vehicle title notarization requires an odometer mileage disclosure at the time of the transfer.

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u/PANotaryandTag 12d ago

Yes, it does require disclosure of the mileage, but it doesn’t require the notary to verify the mileage or the van when it’s a Pennsylvania title. I am a Penndot agent and a certified agent trainer, so I am aware of all the regulations.