CPV / Houston, TX / notarization
Notarial acts in Houston, with a Texas commissioned notary public
At a glance
- By appointment, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM, in Houston (77077).
- Bring a photo ID that has not expired and your document, not signed yet.
- In English or Spanish.
- We tell you the fee before the act.
Claudia Perez Vila is a Texas commissioned notary public. At our Houston office, by appointment, she witnesses signatures, administers oaths and certifies copies, in English or Spanish. A notarial act does not say that your document is true. It says that the person who signed it is who they claim to be, and that they signed in front of a notary.
Claudia checks the identity of each signer, witnesses the signature and completes the notarial certificate. She does not write your document, check its content or give legal advice.
Where to find us
1880 S Dairy Ashford Rd suite 185 unit, #63024Houston, TX 77077
Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, by appointment only. Closed on weekends.
View on Google MapsFees a Texas notary public may charge
These are the maximum fees set by the State of Texas in Government Code section 406.024. They are not CPV Multiservices prices. A notary public, or their employer, may charge only for an act on this list.
- Protesting a bill or note for nonacceptance or nonpayment, with register and seal
- $4
- Each notice of protest
- $1
- Protesting in all other cases
- $4
- Certificate and seal on a protest
- $4
- Taking the acknowledgment or proof of a deed or other written instrument, for registration, including certificate and seal, first signature
- $10
- Each additional signature on that same acknowledgment or proof
- $1
- Administering an oath or affirmation, with certificate and seal
- $10
- A certificate under seal not listed anywhere else here
- $10
- A copy of a record or paper kept in the notary public's office, for each page
- $1
- Taking the deposition of a witness, for each 100 words
- $1
- Swearing a witness to a deposition, with certificate, seal and the other business connected with taking it
- $10
- Any notarial act not listed above
- $10
The fee charged may not exceed the amount the statute authorizes, as adjusted by the Texas Secretary of State. CPV Multiservices tells you the fee before the act, and it is never a fee for legal advice.
I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN TEXAS AND MAY NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR ACCEPT FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE.
Read Texas Government Code section 406.024Honorarios máximos de los actos notariales en Texas
Estos son los honorarios máximos que fija el Estado de Texas en la sección 406.024 del Código de Gobierno. No son los precios de CPV Multiservices. Quien tiene una comisión notarial de Texas, o su empleador, solo puede cobrar por un acto de esta lista.
- Protestar una letra o pagaré por falta de aceptación o de pago, con registro y sello
- $4
- Cada aviso de protesto
- $1
- Protestar en los demás casos
- $4
- Certificado y sello de un protesto
- $4
- Tomar el reconocimiento o la prueba de una escritura u otro instrumento por escrito, para su registro, con certificado y sello, primera firma
- $10
- Cada firma adicional en ese mismo reconocimiento o prueba
- $1
- Tomar un juramento o una afirmación, con certificado y sello
- $10
- Un certificado bajo sello que no figure en ninguna otra línea de esta lista
- $10
- Una copia de un registro o documento que se conserva en la oficina notarial, por cada página
- $1
- Tomar la declaración de un testigo, por cada 100 palabras
- $1
- Juramentar a un testigo para una declaración, con certificado, sello y lo demás relacionado con tomarla
- $10
- Cualquier acto notarial no listado arriba
- $10
El honorario cobrado no puede exceder el monto que autoriza la ley, tal como lo ajusta la Secretaría de Estado de Texas. CPV Multiservices le dice el honorario antes del acto, y nunca es un honorario por asesoría legal.
NO SOY ABOGADA CON LICENCIA PARA EJERCER LA ABOGACÍA EN TEXAS Y NO PUEDO DAR ASESORÍA LEGAL NI COBRAR HONORARIOS POR ASESORÍA LEGAL.
Leer la sección 406.024 del Código de Gobierno de TexasWho this is for
Someone asked you for a notarized signature: a school, a consulate, an insurer, a bank, a landlord, a court. Or you need to swear that a statement is true, or you need a certified copy of a document you are holding.
What the fee covers
- We check your photo ID against the name on the document, and we enter the act in the notary record book that Texas requires us to keep.
- We witness your signature and complete the certificate your document needs: an acknowledgment, or a jurat when you are swearing the contents are true.
- We administer an oath or an affirmation when the document calls for one.
- We certify a copy of a document you hold, in the cases where Texas lets a notary do it.
- We tell you the fee for the act before you pay anything.
What it does not cover
- Any statement that the content of your document is true, correct or legal. A notary attests to the signer, never to the text.
- Legal advice. Claudia Perez Vila is a Texas commissioned notary public, not an attorney, and not an accredited representative. She may not give legal advice and may not accept fees for legal advice.
- Notarizing for someone who is not physically in front of her. Since 1 September 2025 that is a criminal offense in Texas, and no arrangement, no relative and no video call gets around it.
- Notarizing a document that is already signed. The signature goes on in front of the notary, or the act cannot be done at all.
- Writing your document for you, or telling you which form or which wording to use.
Documents to bring
- A photo ID that has not expired: passport, consular ID, driver license or state ID card
- The document you need notarized, complete but not signed yet
- Everyone who has to sign, in person, at the same appointment
- Any written instruction the office that asked for it gave you
Bring the document complete but not signed yet. Every signer comes in person, with a photo ID that has not expired.
How a notarization goes
- 01
You book, and you bring your ID
By appointment, at the office in Houston. Bring a photo ID that has not expired, and bring the document unsigned. If two people have to sign, both come to the same appointment.
- 02
We check who you are
We compare the ID to the name printed on the document. If the names do not match, we tell you before anything is signed, because a mismatch is what gets a document rejected later.
- 03
You sign in front of the notary
Not before, not after, not in the car. This is the entire point of the act, and it is the part the law does not bend on.
- 04
The act is sealed and recorded
We complete the certificate, apply the seal, and write the act in the record book. You leave with your document. We keep the record entry, and nothing about the content of your document goes anywhere.
Questions we get about notarial acts
Can you notarize if I send you the document by WhatsApp?
No. The person who signs has to be physically in front of the notary at the moment the act is done. Since 1 September 2025 doing it any other way is a criminal offense in Texas, so this is not a matter of house policy. If someone offers to notarize a document you mailed or photographed, that alone tells you something.
Does a notarized document become legal, or true?
No, and this is the most common misunderstanding we hear. The notary does not read your document to check it, does not approve it and does not vouch for it. The seal says one thing only: this person proved who they were and signed here, on this date, in front of me.
Should I sign at home before I come?
Please do not. If the document arrives signed, the act cannot be performed and you would have to print it again. Bring it complete but blank at the signature line.
Is a Texas notary the same as the one in my country?
No, and the difference is large. In most of Latin America that role is held by a lawyer who drafts documents and advises people. In Texas it is not a lawyer, it may not give legal advice, and the law forbids advertising the service with that word precisely because the confusion costs people money.
Do you keep a record of what you notarize?
Yes. Texas requires a notary to keep a record book of the acts performed, and since 2025 the statute asks for it to be kept ten years. The book records the act, the date and the identification method. It does not record the content of your document.
Official instructions and current information
Texas Secretary of StateOther paperwork, if already selected
View all servicesTalk to Claudia about your documents
Tell us which document needs a notarial act. We tell you the fee before the act. Appointments at our Houston office, in English or Spanish. Every signer comes in person with a valid photo ID.