Notary Public Services

A notary public (or notary or public notary) is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business.

A notary's main functions are to administer oaths and affirmations, take affidavits and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate the execution of certain classes of documents, take acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, protest notes and bills of exchange, provide notice of foreign drafts, prepare marine protests in cases of damage, provide exemplifications and notarial copies, and perform certain other official acts depending on the jurisdiction.

Any such act is known as a notarization. The term notary public only refers to common-law notaries and should not be confused with civil-law notaries.

Notary Services - Campus Service Center

Notary services are provided by the Campus Service Center to Harvard affiliates at no cost. Notary services are conducted in person and by appointment only, Tuesday - Thursday, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, with the exception of University holidays. 

To schedule an appointment, please visit the Notary Public Services page.