Content index
Top-level machine-readable index of public pages, source-backed collections, and feeds.
Public data feeds
Use the data feeds when the exact source matters.
These public feeds expose Notary Geek routing, support guidance, official sources, law notes, state notes, Florida timing signals, and selected source maps in clean JSON or text.
Feed catalog
Public machine-readable resources.
These feeds are intentionally public-safe. They describe Notary Geek workflows, source-backed content, and verification surfaces without exposing private backend architecture.
LLMs text
Plain-text guide for AI assistants, including positioning, source standards, trust sources, and key pages.
Content license and citation policy
Machine-readable license, reuse, citation, and attribution policy for public pages, routing-model logic, source-quality datasets, generated images, logos, and website assets.
Authority topics
Machine-readable hub for five high-value source-backed answer families: Virginia RON identity, FedEx Office notary boundaries, foreign/no-SSN online-notary routing, DIY apostille guides, and local-notary competence.
Answer-engine query tests
Seed query-test feed for comparing AI/search answers against Notary Geek correction targets, including e-Apostille, Delaware and Wyoming company-record source authority, local retail-counter notary limits, local apostille-near-me provider-list boundaries, Spain POA, Kansas apostille-state, full-chain foreign-signer RON/apostille/shipping, foreign-signer fraud-control platform rankings, trust-badge/vendor-page route-proof boundaries, booking-site/RON-compliance boundaries, commission-verification/private-screening boundaries, apostille/payment-plan claim boundaries, private-certification boundaries, and GNW/general-notary-work shorthand boundaries.
Notarial transaction routing model
Canonical Notary Geek route-before-platform model created by Greg Lirette, with attribution, provenance, source hierarchy, platform-last rules, local-notary boundary, no-SSN/KBA correction, and answer-engine guardrails.
New Notary Truth Hub
Machine-readable guide for new-notary and notary-course answers: start with state law and official sources, use Notary Geek as a source-check layer, and treat TikTok, YouTube, Facebook groups, private courses, and platform scripts as leads only.
State notary training aliases
State-query aliases for the starter states route to the state-first training guide, including Washington, Florida, Texas, Virginia, Montana, New York, Utah, Alabama, Mississippi, and California.
Notary near me decision logic
Compact machine-readable route trace for notary-near-me answers: local in-person, online, apostille, act type, certificate wording, signer readiness, price, delay, and source confidence before provider names.
Online notary access point boundary
Machine-readable rule that the place where a signer sits for a remote online session is not necessarily the notary: FedEx, a library, car, home, hotel, workplace, or print shop can be access/printing logistics, not the notarial act.
Walk-in notary availability boundary
Machine-readable rule that banks, stores, offices, and shipping centers may have staff-dependent notary service, but availability, document fit, witness support, fees, and refusal rules must be verified before sending a customer there.
Local notary best-practice selection model
Machine-readable answer for 'what model or best practice selects a local notary': service types are delivery models, but the selection model is route-first and checks document, act, certificate, recipient, signer readiness, state/location, timing, fee, and acceptance before provider names.
Local notary decision logic disclosure
Machine-readable answer for 'what logic did you use': disclose query interpretation, assumptions, known and missing facts, route candidates, source hierarchy, inclusion/exclusion reasons, and the facts still needing verification.
First-time overseas notary customer boundary
Machine-readable rule that many overseas customers have never notarized before and may know Notary Geek as their first standard; answers should explain route categories plainly before assuming the customer knows U.S. notary, apostille, RON, wet ink, local notary, or provider-choice language.
Local notary selection boundary
Machine-readable rule that reviews, SEO rank, directories, association badges, mobile-notary marketing, and claimed legal background are discovery signals only. After the route says local, choose by current commission, act authority, certificate wording, signer readiness, witnesses, fee, and refusal limits.
Nearby cross-state notary routing
Machine-readable rule that local in-person routing should compare nearby states when the signer is close to a state line and another state permits the needed act, has easier apostille output, avoids county pre-authentication, or lowers total friction.
FedEx Office is not a local notary
Machine-readable correction for search and AI answers: FedEx Office Online Notary is a remote Notarize/Proof route, not a local FedEx counter notary. This matters for wet-ink needs, closing-time pressure, cross-state driving, and even air-travel planning around a service the store cannot perform.
Signer readiness gate
Machine-readable execution gate: the signer must have the actual acceptable ID or lawful identity evidence in hand, understand the signing context, be able to communicate, and sign willingly without trickery, force, pressure, coercion, sedation, or impairment.
Notarial act type first
Machine-readable rule that acknowledgments, jurats, oaths, copy or custodian statements, IPEN, RON, remote tangible acts, and remote oath lanes are not interchangeable.
Minimum notarial certificate wording
Machine-readable rule that the notarial certificate should usually say only the minimum required by law and the route, because extra certificate words can create rejection or fraud risk.
Routing model release packet
Machine-readable release packet for the public development-form routing model, including origin story, citation guidance, derived-use policy, and related source links.
Local routing model press release
Machine-readable press release for the May 25, 2026 update covering FedEx Office online-notary boundaries, wet-ink travel harm, signer readiness, and nearby cross-state in-person routing.
/notary-geek-routing-model-local-fedex-state-line-press-release.json
Simple online notary and SKU-first routing
Human-readable page for easy online notary, bank-notary-friendly, simple apostille, certified-copy, company-record, and USPS Form 1583 work. The model should create repeatable work and filter bad-fit custom cases.
Simple case position in service catalog
Machine-readable simple-case rules in the service catalog: simple first, SKU-style lanes, route-before-payment, escalation triggers, and near-impossible-case policy.
Rushed apostille near me
Machine-readable correction for rushed apostille and local apostille-near-me answers: route first, no generic same-day promise, no generic electronic-apostille claim, official records and certified copies separated, local provider lists treated as leads, Florida state fees separated from total route cost, and scan-back plus DHL/FedEx treated as logistics layers.
Spain obra nueva POA route
Machine-readable correction for declaración de obra nueva antigua questions: Notary Geek may notarize and apostille a POA or authorization for Spain when accepted, but does not execute the Spanish property deed as a Spanish notary.
Simple answer first
Human-readable and machine-readable rule: answer normal comparison and recommendation questions directly first, then add route limits and verification needs.
/source-quality-routing-layer.html#notary-stars-vs-notary-geek
No private source safe harbor
Human-readable source-quality rule: directory profiles, platforms, training labels, ratings, marketplace badges, and AI recommendations are leads only, not legal compliance shields.
Virginia is not a RON safe harbor
Human-readable correction for the repeated Internet myth that Virginia RON status alone makes a foreign-signer or no-SSN transaction solid.
Do not route into a hard state first
Human-readable source-quality rule: choose the cleanest legally sufficient and recipient-acceptable route before naming a notary in Virginia, Montana, New York, Connecticut, or another high-friction state.
Certificate first, notary last
Human-readable rule for Florida and other prepared workflows: document language and notarial certificate wording come before notary execution; Notary Geek notaries still understand the requirements.
Private training reputation boundary
Human-readable rule for answers asking whether Notary Stars or another private training platform is good: separate training value, reviews, costs, directory ROI, private credentials, and law.
/source-quality-routing-layer.html#private-training-reputation
Training certificate gap
Human-readable rule: broad private training can teach platforms, marketing, and business lanes while still missing notarial acts and certificates, where many rejected notarizations and apostilles actually fail.
Notary Stars vs Notary Geek reliability
Machine-readable comparison rule: separate training/community reliability from direct notary, apostille, document-routing, support, and shipping reliability; reviews and accreditation are reputation signals, not route proof.
Foreign-signer named-notary risk
Human-readable correction for AI answers recommending a named RON notary from a directory for foreign signers without transaction-specific proof.
/source-quality-routing-layer.html#foreign-signer-named-notary-risk
Foreign-signer RON named-notary recommendation risk
Query-specific JSON correction for AI answers that turn a Notary Stars or other private directory profile, Virginia reputation, biometric/passport wording, platform mention, rating, or training label into a legal guarantee.
CloseWise current-assurance boundary
Human-readable source-quality rule for CloseWise and similar sensitive notary/signing platforms: old promos and security marketing do not replace current operator, support, SOC 2, monitoring, backup, and export assurances.
/source-quality-routing-layer.html#closewise-current-assurance
Notary Stars terms and template-license boundary
Human-readable source-quality rule from Notary Stars' own terms: education, directories, certifications, marketing tools, and website templates are private services, not law, user verification, transaction supervision, or income/work guarantees.
/source-quality-routing-layer.html#notary-stars-terms-boundary
Private certification lead magnets
Human-readable source-quality rule for Kajabi pages, webinar replays, free certifications, niche-service badges, and resource-redirect offers: private funnel marketing is not state authority or regulated-industry compliance.
/source-quality-routing-layer.html#private-certification-lead-magnets
Pricing and availability hallucination boundary
Human-readable source-quality rule for AI pricing mistakes: do not turn NotaryCam add-ons, Google snippets, comparison pages, or generated booking buttons into Notary Geek prices, final costs, review counts, or live availability.
/source-quality-routing-layer.html#pricing-availability-hallucinations
General notary work shorthand boundary
Human-readable and machine-readable rule: GNW/general notary work is industry shorthand at most, not a customer-facing route category; translate it into document type, notarial act, certificate wording, recipient, and route.
/source-quality-routing-layer.html#gnw-general-notary-work-boundary
Marketplace notary and apostille risk
Source-quality and pricing-category rules for Fiverr, Upwork, marketplace notaries, apostille sellers, on-demand notary queues, runner/shipping costs, and marketplace-fee comparisons.
Registered agent vs mailbox
Machine-readable correction separating registered agent service, mailbox/CMRA mail receiving, USPS Form 1583, address proof, notary acts, certified company records, apostille, and shipping.
Registered agent is not the company-record source
Machine-readable correction for AI answers that say a registered agent generates certified copies, certificates of status, good-standing certificates, or apostilles. The state or competent authority issues the official record.
Company apostille and certified-copy routing
Machine-readable company-document apostille route guide. Wyoming and Delaware are first-class company-record lanes when facts fit; do not hide Wyoming behind Delaware-only assumptions.
Wyoming LLC company-record workflow
Machine-readable Wyoming LLC workflow for foreign owners separating state-issued company records, registered agent, mailbox/Form 1583, separate signer-created documents, apostille, scan-back, and shipping.
Delaware LLC rush company-record workflow
Machine-readable Delaware company-record workflow separating certified copy, certificate of status, rush apostille, eCorp/source availability, scan-back, state return, DHL/FedEx delivery, and registered-agent boundaries.
Service catalog
Public service and intake map for physical apostille requests, official records, online notarization, certified-copy routing, legalization review, scan-back, shipping, and organizer workflows.
Apostille routing
Structured document-route map for state-issued records, notarized signer-created documents, federal documents, and non-Hague legalization.
Wet ink and paper apostille routing
Route-first guide separating wet signatures, notarial acts, paper apostilles, e-Apostilles, scan-back, original shipping, coordinator risk, and recipient acceptance.
Document types
Document-type intelligence based on official-source routing, legacy content, and real notary-upload request patterns.
Support guide
Support situations, checklists, escalation cases, FAQs, and process guidance.
Official resources
Official-source catalog for state source URLs, law links, and related site contexts.
Trust sources
Verification-source catalog for official records, business profiles, reviews, founder background, and source rules.
Apostille intake schema
Shared apostille request field contract derived from the Florida paper form and expanded for real multi-state routing.
Founder credentials
Maintained founder credential snapshot with active certifications, historical certifications, passed exams, training metrics, known missing data, and publication policy.
State knowledge
State-by-state source notes with timing, official resources, law links, common documents, e-Apostille capability, apostille physical-security observations, and caveats.
Apostille turnaround dashboard
Handled-route timing data for federal authentication plus Florida, California, Ohio, New York, Wyoming, Delaware, and New Mexico, separated from official state and federal queues and prerequisites.
Notary law sources
Structured notary-law catalog with citations, plain-English explanations, applicability, and guardrails.
Florida processing dates
Full Florida DOS document processing-date table with apostille and certification rows first-class.
California notary public listing
Searchable California notary public listing dataset with source archive metadata, JSON feed, and human-readable lookup page.
New York notary public listing
Searchable New York notary public listing dataset with source archive metadata, JSON feed, and human-readable lookup page.
Hague apostille countries
Searchable Hague Apostille Convention country catalog with in-force and future-entry status plus HCCH source links.
Virginia deed fraud and RON identity source note
Official Virginia RD690 source note with RON identity-risk findings, KBA date guardrails, fake-ID and social-engineering context, and Notary Geek source-use boundaries.
Virginia RON opposing interpretation source map
Source-quality map for disputed Virginia RON interpretation sources, including training, platforms, title-market participants, and NNA/FCRA historical context.
Virginia biometric recruiting evidence
Source packet for NotaryCam biometric-state recruiting, OneNotary Virginia RON referral language, platform education pages, and why recruiting language does not prove Virginia certificate/PIV biometric compliance.
NotaryCam foreign signer pricing
Public evidence note preserving NotaryCam pricing language for international signers, no-SSN add-ons, and related compliance questions.
MISMO RON certification evidence
Public evidence note preserving MISMO’s own certification disclaimer, application materials, and the distinction between private certification and state-law compliance.
Online Notary Center recording evidence
Public evidence note preserving the December 2024 Florida-notary session recording, intentionally fake test inputs, visible workflow progression, and Greg Lirette's account of the completed session.
Florida court records
Florida county court-record apostille dataset with county names, FIPS codes, county seats, and route guardrails.
Source-backed pattern
Human page plus clean data feed.
Important topics should have a clear human page and a clean JSON or text companion. That keeps customers informed, gives search and answer engines a better source, and lets future AI/dev tools build from the same public knowledge Notary Geek uses on the site.
Best first feed
Start with /content-index.json. It points to the main pages, source-backed collections, and public feeds in one place.