{ "dataset": "become-a-notary", "title": "How to become a notary, by state", "description": "Who can apply, the steps, every fee, the term and remote notarization rules for a notary commission in each state and DC, as a free CSV and JSON file.", "url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/data/become-a-notary", "publisher": "MCC Solutions", "license": { "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "Credit \"MCC Solutions\" and link to https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/data/become-a-notary" }, "checked": "2026-11", "row_count": 50, "accuracy": "Facts come from official government pages as they read on the checked date. Anything not confirmed there is null and named in the row's unconfirmed list. General information, not legal or tax advice; MCC Solutions is not a law firm and we are not lawyers.", "fields": [ { "name": "jurisdiction_code", "type": "string", "meaning": "Two-letter postal code of the state or DC." }, { "name": "jurisdiction", "type": "string", "meaning": "State name (or District of Columbia)." }, { "name": "office", "type": "string", "meaning": "State office that commissions notaries." }, { "name": "officeUrl", "type": "string (URL)", "meaning": "Official notary page of that office." }, { "name": "who.items", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Who may apply, as the state states it." }, { "name": "steps.items", "type": "array of objects", "meaning": "Steps in order: step, detail." }, { "name": "costs.rows", "type": "array of objects", "meaning": "Costs the state lists: item, amount, note." }, { "name": "term.paras", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Term and renewal." }, { "name": "remote.paras", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Electronic and remote notarization." }, { "name": "unconfirmed", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Fields the official sources read did not confirm for this row. Those values are null." }, { "name": "source_urls", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Official pages the row links (reporting page, forms, registration)." }, { "name": "checked", "type": "date (YYYY-MM-DD)", "meaning": "When the row's sources were opened (YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD). A row with no official source carries the date of the check that found none." }, { "name": "page_url", "type": "string (URL)", "meaning": "The page on mcc-solutionsnj.com that explains this row." } ], "rows": [ { "jurisdiction_code": "AL", "jurisdiction": "Alabama", "office": "judge of probate in your county, and the Alabama Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://www.sos.alabama.gov/administrative-services/notaries-public", "who.items": [ "An Alabama resident, applying to the probate judge of the county where you live (36-20-70(c)).", "No felony conviction and no conviction for a crime involving moral turpitude.", "Not currently a debtor in bankruptcy, and not under an order adjudicating you incapacitated.", "Able and willing to finish the required training within 30 days of applying; the judge may extend this for good cause. Attorneys are exempt from training.", "Able to obtain a $50,000 bond. The probate judge has sole discretion to accept or deny an application." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Apply to your county probate judge", "detail": "Use the uniform statewide application and pay the nonrefundable $10 application fee to the Judge of Probate of your county of residence." }, { "step": "Finish the training within 30 days", "detail": "The program is prepared by the Alabama Probate Judges Association and the Alabama Law Institute. Save the completion certificate." }, { "step": "Wait for the appointment letter", "detail": "If the judge approves you, the probate office sends an appointment letter." }, { "step": "Buy the $50,000 bond", "detail": "From an Alabama-licensed bond producer, payable to the State of Alabama. Take your appointment letter to the insurer." }, { "step": "Record the bond and take the oath", "detail": "Record the bond with your county probate office within the time it sets, pay the county's filing fees, and take the oath of office before your first notarial act." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application fee", "amount": "$10", "note": "Nonrefundable, to the Judge of Probate." }, { "item": "Commission fee", "amount": "$25", "note": "Paid to the probate office." }, { "item": "Other recording and approval fees", "amount": "Varies by county", "note": "Ask your probate office." }, { "item": "$50,000 bond premium", "amount": "Set by bond producer", "note": "Recorded with the probate office before you act." }, { "item": "Seal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Ink stamp or embosser." } ], "term.paras": [ "An Alabama commission lasts four years from the date it is issued (36-20-70(a)) and covers the whole state; the judge reports it to the Secretary of State. Training is required again if you renew an expired commission.", "If you move to another county, ask your new probate office what it needs from you. The commissioning judge may warn, restrict, suspend or revoke, and a suspension does not extend the expiration date." ], "remote.paras": [ "Alabama allows remote notarization by two-way audio-video communication under 36-20-73.1, with you physically in Alabama. The recording is the required record and is kept seven years. Remote notarization cannot be used for absentee ballot applications, absentee ballot affidavits or anything related to voting.", "Since October 1, 2026, Act 2026-536 adds requirements on the signer's understanding and voluntary participation, notice of recording and the signer's location within the United States. Read the Act before your first remote act." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.sos.alabama.gov/administrative-services/notaries-public" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "AK", "jurisdiction": "Alaska", "office": "Alaska Office of the Lieutenant Governor, notary office", "officeUrl": "https://ltgov.alaska.gov/notaries-public/", "who.items": [ "18 or older (AS 44.50.020).", "An Alaska resident under AS 01.10.055, living in the United States legally. The office checks residency, so give a physical residence address; a PO box is accepted only as a mailing address.", "No felony conviction, and no incarceration for a felony, within the 10 years before the commission takes effect.", "No notary commission revoked, and no discipline that still bars a commission, within 10 years, in Alaska or elsewhere. If you have either, contact the notary office before you apply.", "Federal, state and municipal employees acting on their employer's business may choose a limited governmental commission instead, with an employer approval form in place of the bond." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Get the $2,500 bond", "detail": "A commercial notary bond or the State of Alaska notary bond form. On the state form, the surety's signature must be notarized, and you cannot be your own surety." }, { "step": "Sign the oath before a notary", "detail": "The notarized oath of office also serves as your official signature (AS 44.50.063). If you apply by mail, send the original wet-signature oath; emailed, scanned or photocopied oaths are not accepted." }, { "step": "Send the application with $40", "detail": "To the Lieutenant Governor's notary office, with the bond and oath. The fee is nonrefundable; State of Alaska employees applying for a limited governmental commission don't pay it." }, { "step": "Order your seal", "detail": "To the rules in AS 44.50.064. The office does not supply seals or other notary supplies." }, { "step": "Write your fee schedule", "detail": "If you will charge anything, prepare a written fee schedule to give each signer before the act (AS 44.50.062(4))." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application fee", "amount": "$40", "note": "Nonrefundable (AS 44.50.033). Not charged for a State of Alaska employee's limited governmental commission." }, { "item": "$2,500 bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Covers the 4-year term (AS 44.50.034). It pays a damaged member of the public, not you." }, { "item": "Seal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "The office does not supply seals." }, { "item": "Remote authorization", "amount": "$100", "note": "Optional. $100 on a new 4-year commission, or $25 for each remaining year of an existing one." }, { "item": "Errors and omissions insurance", "amount": "Set by insurer", "note": "Optional and separate from the bond." } ], "term.paras": [ "A regular Alaska commission lasts four years (AS 44.50.010(b)); a limited governmental commission runs while you hold the job, and its certificate says \"with office\".", "There is no special renewal process: apply for a new commission with a new bond and fee. To keep your expiration month and day, apply about one month before; early applications are held until 30 days before expiration. Report a change of name, mailing or physical address on the Lieutenant Governor's form within 30 days (AS 44.50.066)." ], "remote.paras": [ "Alaska notaries may serve remotely located individuals under administrative rules in effect by January 1, 2021, but only after sending a written request to the Notary Administrator and getting approval before the first remote act.", "Use a technology vendor from the state's list and meet its certification. The technology gives live two-way audio and video and lets you confirm the record is the one the signer signed. Identity is checked by the vendor's credential analysis and knowledge-based authentication plus your own comparison of ID and signer, and each remote transaction states that it was performed using communication technology. The state fee is $100 on a new 4-year commission, or $25 for each remaining year of an existing one." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://ltgov.alaska.gov/notaries-public/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "AZ", "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "office": "Arizona Secretary of State, Business Services", "officeUrl": "https://azsos.gov/node/66", "who.items": [ "At least 18 (A.R.S. §41-269).", "A US citizen or permanent legal resident.", "An Arizona resident for income tax purposes, with Arizona listed as your primary residence on your state and federal returns.", "Able to read, write and understand English.", "Not disqualified under §41-271, for example by a felony conviction or a revoked commission. Applications needing further review cannot be expedited." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Register with Pearson", "detail": "Get a Candidate ID Number from Pearson before you apply. The Secretary of State's application page sends you there." }, { "step": "Pass the exam", "detail": "45 open-book questions in 60 minutes, 80% to pass, taken remotely or at a Pearson site. $35 per proctored attempt. Required of new and renewing notaries since July 1, 2025." }, { "step": "Keep the required manual", "detail": "Arizona notaries must keep an approved manual on notary duties (§41-269). The Secretary of State publishes the Arizona Notary Public Reference Manual." }, { "step": "Buy a $5,000 bond", "detail": "A surety bond from a company authorized in Arizona, covering the whole four-year term. It must be signed and notarized." }, { "step": "Send three items together", "detail": "The original signed application, the original notarized bond, and the $43 filing fee by check or money order to \"Arizona Secretary of State\". The Phoenix and Tucson offices accept walk-ins." }, { "step": "Wait about four weeks", "detail": "The office may ask for more documents. Add a $25 civil penalty if you moved more than 30 days ago without reporting it." }, { "step": "Order your stamp", "detail": "After the certificate arrives. Check your name, county and commission dates on the stamp proof." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Notary exam (Pearson)", "amount": "$35", "note": "Per proctored attempt." }, { "item": "Filing fee", "amount": "$43", "note": "Check or money order; no cash by mail." }, { "item": "$5,000 surety bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Covers the four-year term." }, { "item": "Unreported address change", "amount": "$25 civil penalty", "note": "If you moved more than 30 days ago without reporting it." }, { "item": "Electronic or remote authorization", "amount": "$0", "note": "No extra fee or bond at this time." }, { "item": "Stamp with the Great Seal image", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Ordered after the certificate arrives." } ], "term.paras": [ "An Arizona commission lasts four years (§41-269), and you may renew up to two months before it expires. Report an address change within 30 days; late reports carry a $25 civil penalty (§41-323).", "Keep journals five years after each act. If your commission ends without reappointment, deliver your journal and seal to the Secretary of State within three months (§41-317)." ], "remote.paras": [ "Active Arizona notaries can apply for electronic and remote online notary authorization (§41-263). Review the administrative rules, contract with a technology vendor, and apply naming the vendor; the certificate follows by email, usually in one to two weeks. There is no extra fee or bond at this time.", "You must be physically in Arizona; the signer may be in another state or country, with extra conditions for signers outside the US. Record the entire act and keep recordings at least five years, or seven when relying on the remote exception to the thumbprint rule. Electronic and remote seals show a commission number issued separately." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://azsos.gov/node/66" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "AR", "jurisdiction": "Arkansas", "office": "Arkansas Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/NotaryHandbook2025.pdf", "who.items": [ "A legal resident of Arkansas; a resident of an adjoining state employed or running a business in Arkansas; or the nonresident spouse of a military service member employed or running a business in Arkansas.", "A US citizen or permanent resident alien.", "At least 18, able to read and write English.", "No notary commission revoked in the past 10 years, and no felony conviction.", "You have reviewed the notary law and understand the duties." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Get a $7,500 surety bond", "detail": "From an authorized surety insurer or a registered Arkansas corporation. Send only a photocopy with the application." }, { "step": "Create your online account", "detail": "At bcs.sos.arkansas.gov. You need a new one even if you had an account before January 25, 2024." }, { "step": "Pass the exam", "detail": "25 multiple-choice questions; get at least 20 right or the system won't let you continue. The answers are in the Handbook, and free online training is on the Secretary's site." }, { "step": "Apply and pay online", "detail": "$20 by credit or debit card, which adds a convenience fee." }, { "step": "File at the county, then return a certificate", "detail": "Take both Oath of Commission Certificates and the original bond to the county recorder of deeds (usually the circuit clerk), sign the oath in the clerk's presence and pay the county fee. Return one completed certificate to the Secretary of State as soon as possible." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Online notary training", "amount": "$0", "note": "On the Secretary of State's site." }, { "item": "Application", "amount": "$20", "note": "Paid online by card; a card convenience fee is added." }, { "item": "$7,500 bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "The original is filed with the county." }, { "item": "County filing", "amount": "Set by county", "note": "Paid to the circuit clerk when you take the oath." }, { "item": "Seal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Must show your county of commission and commission number." } ], "term.paras": [ "An Arkansas commission lasts ten years (Handbook p. 6). To renew, file an amendment in your online account with a new bond and the fee, and pass the exam again. You can't file earlier than 60 days before expiration.", "Report changes by amendment within 30 days. A name change goes by mail with a certified copy of the court or marriage document and needs a new seal. Because your seal names your county of commission, moving to another county means transferring the commission through the circuit clerk and buying a new seal." ], "remote.paras": [ "Any Arkansas notary in good standing may apply for an electronic commission by online amendment. Complete the eNotary training and pass its exam, and register with a solution provider on the Secretary's approved list; the provider supplies your electronic signature and seal.", "The electronic commission runs with your traditional one and can't outlast your bond, and refresher training is required every two years. For remote online notarization you must be in Arkansas; the signer need not be. Approved solutions include secure audio-video, recording of the act and identity-proofing tools." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/NotaryHandbook2025.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "CA", "jurisdiction": "California", "office": "California Secretary of State, Notary Public Section", "officeUrl": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/qualifications", "who.items": [ "At least 18, with no maximum age.", "A legal resident of California.", "Completion of a Secretary of State-approved course: six hours for a new commission.", "A passing score on the written exam.", "A background check through Live Scan fingerprinting. Disclose every conviction, including ones dismissed under Penal Code §1203.4 or 1203.4a." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Take the 6-hour course", "detail": "From a Secretary of State-approved provider. Keep the proof of completion; you need it at the exam." }, { "step": "Pass the exam", "detail": "Run by CPS HR Consulting. Results arrive by email or mail in 15 to 20 business days and are valid for one year." }, { "step": "Send the application", "detail": "$20 by check or money order to the Secretary of State, with a 2\" x 2\" color passport photo." }, { "step": "Get fingerprinted", "detail": "Go to a Live Scan site and pay the Department of Justice processing fee there." }, { "step": "File the bond and oath within 30 days", "detail": "Buy a $15,000 bond, take the oath, and file both with the county clerk where your principal place of business is, within 30 calendar days of the commission start. Late filing voids the commission and you reapply." }, { "step": "Order your seal and journal", "detail": "Only from a Secretary of State-approved seal vendor, after the commission is issued." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application", "amount": "$20", "note": "Check or money order. Same for reappointment." }, { "item": "Exam retake", "amount": "$20", "note": "With a photo and proof of course completion." }, { "item": "Duplicate commission certificate", "amount": "$10", "note": "If you need another copy." }, { "item": "6-hour course", "amount": "Set by provider", "note": "Approved providers set their own prices." }, { "item": "Exam, Live Scan and county filing", "amount": "Not on the pages we checked", "note": "Ask CPS HR, the Live Scan site and your county clerk." }, { "item": "$15,000 bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Protects the public, not you." } ], "term.paras": [ "A California commission lasts four years from the date on it (Gov. Code §8204). To avoid a gap, take the exam at least six months before your commission expires.", "A 3-hour refresher course is accepted only if your current commission has not expired and you have taken the 6-hour course before. Once your commission lapses, you are back to the six-hour course." ], "remote.paras": [ "California notaries cannot perform remote online notarizations today. A video image is not a personal appearance under current law.", "The Online Notarization Act (SB 696) takes effect when the Secretary of State certifies its technology project is complete, or on January 1, 2030, whichever comes first. Until then, there is nothing to register for; watch the Secretary of State's notary pages." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/qualifications" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "CO", "jurisdiction": "Colorado", "office": "Colorado Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://coloradosos.gov/pubs/notary/FAQ/apply.html", "who.items": [ "At least 18.", "A US citizen, permanent legal resident, or otherwise lawfully present in the United States.", "A Colorado resident, or with a place of employment or practice in Colorado.", "Able to read and write English.", "Not disqualified under C.R.S. 24-21-523, for example by a felony, a misdemeanor involving dishonesty in the past five years, or a revoked commission.", "Training and exam completed no more than 90 days before you apply." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Take the training", "detail": "The Secretary of State's eLearning course is free; approved vendors also teach it. The certificate expires 90 days after issue." }, { "step": "Pass the online exam", "detail": "Open book, covering Colorado notary law and the handbook. Print the exam certificate, not the questions." }, { "step": "Sign the affirmation before a notary", "detail": "Use the correct (non-remote) form, fill every line, and check that the notary's stamp complies." }, { "step": "Apply online and pay $10", "detail": "Attach the notarized affirmation, both sides of your ID and both certificates. Processing is usually 3 to 5 business days." }, { "step": "Print your certificate, buy a stamp and journal", "detail": "You may notarize once the approval email arrives. A rejected application must be fixed within 90 days of payment or you start over." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Training and exam (Secretary of State eLearning)", "amount": "$0", "note": "Approved vendors charge their own prices." }, { "item": "Notary application", "amount": "$10", "note": "Renewal is also $10." }, { "item": "Remote notary application", "amount": "$10", "note": "Optional." }, { "item": "Changes of record", "amount": "Free", "note": "Name, address, phone or email." }, { "item": "Rectangular rubber stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Embossers aren't allowed." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Colorado commission lasts four years from the approval date. Training and the exam are required for renewals too. Renew online up to 90 days before expiration with new certificates, a notarized affirmation and ID; if you've expired, file a renewal from your account rather than a new application.", "Tell the Secretary of State within 30 days of a change of name, address, phone or email, or the loss of your stamp or journal (C.R.S. 24-21-530)." ], "remote.paras": [ "Active Colorado notaries the Secretary of State approves can notarize remotely. Complete the remote training and exam, choose \"Become a remote notary\" in your online account, pay the $10 remote application fee, and pick at least one Secretary-approved provider.", "You must be physically in Colorado. Tell the signer the session is recorded and how it's stored, get express verbal consent, and keep the recording 10 years. The fee is up to $25 per remote act. Electoral records are excluded." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://coloradosos.gov/pubs/notary/FAQ/apply.html" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "CT", "jurisdiction": "Connecticut", "office": "Connecticut Secretary of the State", "officeUrl": "https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Business-Services/Notary/Notary-Public-Licensing", "who.items": [ "18 or older.", "A Connecticut resident, or with your principal place of business in Connecticut.", "No felony or other disqualifying conviction, prior revocation or notarial misconduct; any of these can lead to denial.", "A character reference from a public official or a reputable business or professional person, not related to you, who has known you at least a year.", "Every question on the built-in exam answered correctly." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Prepare the paper forms", "detail": "The Jurat and Writing Sample, in your own handwriting and sworn before someone authorized to give oaths, and the Certificate of Character." }, { "step": "Apply and take the exam online", "detail": "On eLicense. The exam is part of the application, taken under oath, and covers the Notary Public Manual. Pay the $120 nonrefundable fee." }, { "step": "Wait for approval", "detail": "Usually 3 to 5 business days. An application pending more than 90 days fails and the fee is forfeited." }, { "step": "Take the oath and record it", "detail": "Before any notarial act. Record the oath and certificate with the town clerk where you live, or where your Connecticut business is, within 30 days. The recording fee is $20." }, { "step": "Decide on a seal and journal", "detail": "Neither is required by law. If you use a seal, follow the Manual's format." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application and exam", "amount": "$120", "note": "Nonrefundable. Active state employees may apply free, subject to audit." }, { "item": "Town clerk recording of the oath", "amount": "$20", "note": "Within 30 days." }, { "item": "Renewal in five years", "amount": "$60", "note": "Reinstatement after the window is $120." }, { "item": "Name change", "amount": "$15", "note": "An address change is free." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Connecticut commission lasts five years, ending on the last day of the month you were first appointed. Renew online for $60 from 90 days before to 90 days after expiration; later than that, ask for reinstatement ($120).", "Report a name or residence change within 30 days on eLicense, and record with your new town clerk if you move." ], "remote.paras": [ "Connecticut allows remote notarization under C.G.S. 3-95b (effective October 1, 2023), and you aren't required to offer it. You must be in Connecticut, using live audio and video; the signer signs while connected and sends you the signed original, which you then certify.", "Remote notarization does not cover real estate: no property sales, conveyances or other documents connected with a real estate closing. It also excludes wills and trusts, health care directives, standby guardianship papers and powers of attorney (Manual §4.24). Recording isn't required, but the Manual strongly recommends keeping it at least 10 years." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Business-Services/Notary/Notary-Public-Licensing" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Delaware", "office": "Delaware Secretary of State, Notary Public Section", "officeUrl": "https://notary.delaware.gov/apply-notary-commission/", "who.items": [ "18 or older and able to read and write English (29 Del. C. 4301(b)).", "A US citizen or permanent legal resident.", "A Delaware street-address residence, or an office or employer in Delaware open Monday to Friday during business hours. A PO box, virtual office or registered agent doesn't count.", "Of good character: felons whose rights are not restored and anyone convicted of a crime of dishonesty or moral turpitude are not eligible. Any prior conviction needs a certified background check.", "A reasonable need for a commission." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Create a notary profile", "detail": "At notaryforms.delaware.gov. Everything, including your commission certificate and renewal notices, comes by email." }, { "step": "Apply online and pay $60", "detail": "A first commission is a two-year term only. Fees are nonrefundable, even if the application is rejected." }, { "step": "Save your emailed commission", "detail": "Keep the PDF; a replacement is free if you lose it." }, { "step": "Take the oath", "detail": "Sign the commission certificate and take the Oath of Office before a notary, then return a copy as the email instructs. You may not act until the Secretary of State receives it (4308)." }, { "step": "Buy your stamp and journal", "detail": "Stamp under 4330; journal as a bound book with numbered pages or a tamper-evident electronic journal (4332)." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "First commission (2-year term)", "amount": "$60", "note": "Nonrefundable." }, { "item": "Renewal for a 4-year term", "amount": "$90", "note": "Nonrefundable." }, { "item": "Bond", "amount": "None required", "note": "Per the Notary Public Section's FAQ." }, { "item": "Training or exam", "amount": "None required", "note": "Chapter 43 has no course or exam section." }, { "item": "Stamp or embosser", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Black-ink rubber stamp or metal embosser." }, { "item": "Journal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Required: bound with numbered pages, or electronic." } ], "term.paras": [ "A first Delaware commission runs two years; renewals are for two or four years (29 Del. C. 4307(a)). Renew in your profile with \"Renew Commission\"; a reminder goes out about 30 days before expiration.", "Report an address change within 30 days (4301(c)(3)). A name change is free in your profile, and you then have up to six weeks to get a new stamp." ], "remote.paras": [ "Request remote privileges in your Notary Profile, use a provider on the Approved Technology Providers list, and notify the Secretary of State of your technology before your first remote act (4320(l)). The public notary database shows whether a notary is approved for remote or electronic acts.", "You must be physically in Delaware; the signer may be elsewhere, and outside the US only under 4320(c)(4). Identify the signer by personal knowledge, a credible witness, or at least two different types of identity proofing. Make an audio-visual recording and keep it at least 10 years, and state on the certificate that communication technology was used. For a paper record, the signer sends you the signed record and a declaration within 3 days (4320(e))." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://notary.delaware.gov/apply-notary-commission/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "DC", "jurisdiction": "District of Columbia", "office": "DC Office of Notary Commissions and Authentications (ONCA)", "officeUrl": "https://os.dc.gov/service/notary-commissions", "who.items": [ "18 or older (D.C. Code 1-1231.19(c)).", "A US citizen or permanent legal resident; ONCA may ask for proof.", "A verifiable physical DC address that fits your commission type: business or government (your main place of business or employment is in DC, though you may live elsewhere), dual (you live and work in DC) or residential (you live in DC).", "No felony conviction and no revoked commission; either can lead to denial.", "The training class the Mayor provides: ONCA's New Notary Orientation." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Apply online and pay $75", "detail": "Submit the DC Notary Application with your letter of request: a supervisor's letter on letterhead for a business or government commission, or a statement of why you'll provide notarial services for dual or residential. Review takes at least five business days." }, { "step": "Receive the Provisional Commission Notice", "detail": "Emailed within 3 business days of approval. You use it to buy your bond and supplies." }, { "step": "Buy the bond and supplies", "detail": "A $2,000 surety bond (not needed if you're commissioned only on behalf of the DC government), a seal and a journal." }, { "step": "Attend orientation and take the oath", "detail": "ONCA's New Notary Orientation, and the oath prescribed for DC civil officers." }, { "step": "Finish within 60 days", "detail": "The commission window closes 60 days from the provisional start date." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application", "amount": "$75", "note": "Nonrefundable, new or renewal. Government-only applicants are exempt." }, { "item": "$2,000 surety bond", "amount": "About $50", "note": "ONCA's FAQ estimate. Not needed for government-only commissions." }, { "item": "Seal and journal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Bought with the Provisional Commission Notice." }, { "item": "In-person electronic (IPEN) endorsement", "amount": "$30", "note": "Optional, after one year as a DC notary." }, { "item": "Remote notary endorsement", "amount": "$30", "note": "Optional, on top of the IPEN endorsement." } ], "term.paras": [ "A DC commission lasts five years (1-1231.19(g)). Apply to renew 90 to 30 days before expiration; renewing notaries take the oath at the DC Notary Open House, and ONCA sends no reminders. The New Notary Orientation is for new applicants and anyone whose commission lapsed more than 12 months.", "A DC commission works only within DC. Notify ONCA of changes within 15 calendar days. If your DC job ends, or you move out as a residential notary, you must resign and send your journal and seal to ONCA." ], "remote.paras": [ "The in-person electronic (IPEN) endorsement comes first: one year as a DC notary, a $30 fee, training from a recognized IPEN vendor, and the Electronic Endorsement Oath Form with proof of your digital seal and e-signature. The remote endorsement adds another $30 fee, remote vendor training and the Remote Notary Endorsement Oath Form.", "You must be in DC for every remote act. Identify the signer by personal knowledge, a credible witness, or at least two different types of identity proofing, and keep the recording at least 10 years (1-1231.13a). IPEN and remote acts need an electronic journal." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://os.dc.gov/service/notary-commissions" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "FL", "jurisdiction": "Florida", "office": "Governor's Notary Section and the Florida Department of State", "officeUrl": "https://flgov.com/become-a-notary", "who.items": [ "You are at least 18 and a legal resident of Florida, and you stay a resident for the whole four-year term (s. 117.01).", "You can read, write and understand English.", "You disclose any felony conviction, withheld adjudication or probation, with the documents the application asks for." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Take the education", "detail": "First-time applicants need at least 3 hours of interactive or classroom instruction completed within one year before applying. The Department of State offers a free online course that counts." }, { "step": "Pick a bonding agency", "detail": "Florida applications go through approved bonding agencies. The agency supplies the application, pays the state fees, writes the bond and provides your seal. Premiums and seal prices vary, so compare a few." }, { "step": "Apply and swear the oath", "detail": "The application includes an oath that you have read chapter 117 and know a notary's duties. The state's share is $39." }, { "step": "Bond", "detail": "A $7,500 surety bond, written as part of the agency package." }, { "step": "Check the commission and seal", "detail": "Compare every detail on both. Use the new seal only from the first day of the commission." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Notary education", "amount": "$0", "note": "The Department of State's online course is free. Renewing notaries skip it." }, { "item": "State fee", "amount": "$39", "note": "$25 application, $10 commission fee and a $4 surcharge (s. 117.01). Veterans with wartime service and a 50% or higher disability rating pay no commission fee." }, { "item": "$7,500 bond premium", "amount": "Set by bonding agency", "note": "Often bundled with the application and seal." }, { "item": "Rubber stamp seal", "amount": "Set by agency or vendor", "note": "Required." }, { "item": "Name change during the term", "amount": "$25", "note": "Amended commission, plus a bond rider." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Florida notary is appointed for four years (s. 117.01). The education requirement applies to first-time applicants, so renewing notaries skip the course.", "During the term, report a change of business or home address, phone number or criminal record to the Department of State in writing within 60 days. A name change needs an amended commission ($25 plus a bond rider)." ], "remote.paras": [ "A commission alone does not let you notarize online. You register separately with the Department of State as an online notary under Part II of chapter 117, with a current commission, a course on online notary duties and technology, a $25,000 bond, at least $25,000 of errors and omissions insurance, the RON service provider you will use, and the registration fee (s. 117.225).", "You must be in Florida; the signer can be anywhere. Online notaries keep an electronic journal and the session recordings for at least ten years and may charge up to $25 per online act." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://flgov.com/become-a-notary" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "GA", "jurisdiction": "Georgia", "office": "Clerk of Superior Court in your county, or GSCCCA", "officeUrl": "https://www.gsccca.org/notary-and-apostilles/notaries", "who.items": [ "At least 18.", "A US citizen or a legal resident of the United States.", "A legal resident of the county where you apply. If you live in a bordering state, you apply in the Georgia county where you work or do business.", "Able to read and write English, with a working phone number for the application.", "Finished the notary training course, required since January 1, 2025." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Take the training course", "detail": "GSCCCA runs a free web-based course at elearn.gsccca.org. Print the Certificate of Completion." }, { "step": "Fill in the application", "detail": "Many counties use the GSCCCA web-based application, which you print. In other counties, get the form from the Clerk of Superior Court." }, { "step": "Line up two endorsers", "detail": "Two people who are 18 or older, live in your county, are not related to you and have known you more than 30 days sign affidavits about your integrity and good moral character." }, { "step": "File at the Clerk of Superior Court", "detail": "Bring the signed application and course certificate, pay the county's fee and take the oath of office there. The clerk issues your certificate of appointment." }, { "step": "Buy your seal last", "detail": "Order it only once you have the certificate, so the name and county match exactly." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Training course", "amount": "$0", "note": "GSCCCA's web-based course is free." }, { "item": "Appointment fee", "amount": "$40 to $55", "note": "Set by the county. Confirm the amount and payment methods with your clerk." }, { "item": "Bond", "amount": "None required", "note": "Georgia does not bond notaries." }, { "item": "Seal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Embosser or ink stamp; Georgia treats them the same." }, { "item": "Journal for self-filer notarizations", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Required since 2025 for one kind of act, explained below." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Georgia commission is for four years. Renewals are usually filed no more than 30 days before expiration, and the training course must be taken within the 30 days before each renewal. If GSCCCA has your email address, it sends a reminder 30 days out.", "During the term, tell your appointing clerk in writing within 30 days about a change of name, address or phone number, with a copy to GSCCCA. Report a lost or stolen seal within 10 days the same way." ], "remote.paras": [ "The GSCCCA notary pages our Georgia kit was built from (General Notary Information, Notary Public Application and Georgia Notary Law) describe no remote or online notarization process for Georgia notaries, and we don't state a status beyond that.", "Plan on in-person notarizations, with the signer in front of you. If a platform or client asks you to notarize remotely under a Georgia commission, check with your Clerk of Superior Court first." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.gsccca.org/notary-and-apostilles/notaries" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "HI", "jurisdiction": "Hawaii", "office": "Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, Notary Public Office", "officeUrl": "https://ag.hawaii.gov/notaries-public/", "who.items": [ "A US citizen, or a US national or permanent resident alien who diligently seeks citizenship when eligible.", "A resident of Hawaii, at least 18.", "A letter of justification: why you're applying, how many acts you expect, the kinds of documents, and confirmation you'll serve the general public. An officer or partner of your employer writes it; self-employed applicants write their own, and government employees need one from the head of each employing department.", "A character letter from a reputable Hawaii resident who isn't your employer or a relative, on your honesty, trustworthiness, financial integrity and moral character, with a phone number or email." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Apply online with $20", "detail": "At notary.ehawaii.gov, after you set up an eHawaii.gov account. The fee is nonrefundable." }, { "step": "Pass the exam", "detail": "Written and closed-book, 80% to pass, $10 per attempt. It's given monthly on Oahu and from time to time on the neighbor islands." }, { "step": "Pay the $100 commission fee", "detail": "After you pass." }, { "step": "Get the $1,000 bond approved and filed", "detail": "A circuit court judge approves it, and it's filed with the clerk of the circuit court where you live before you start (HRS 456-5)." }, { "step": "File your commission details", "detail": "Promptly file a photocopy of your commission, a seal impression and a signature specimen with your circuit court clerk." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application", "amount": "$20", "note": "Nonrefundable." }, { "item": "Exam", "amount": "$10 per attempt", "note": "Closed-book, 80% to pass." }, { "item": "Commission", "amount": "$100", "note": "Paid after you pass." }, { "item": "Renewal", "amount": "$120", "note": "Every four years." }, { "item": "$1,000 bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Approved by a circuit court judge." }, { "item": "Change of office, occupation, residence or employment", "amount": "$10", "note": "Reported in writing within 30 days." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Hawaii commission lasts four years from the commission date. The Attorney General generally acts within six months of a complete application, and one not completed within 90 days may be treated as abandoned.", "Renew on time: a commission can be forfeited if you knowingly miss renewal, and more than one year after expiration you reapply as a new applicant. Report changes in office, occupation, residence or employment in writing within 30 days ($10)." ], "remote.paras": [ "Remote online notarization in Hawaii takes its own commission, open only to notaries with an active commission. The application fee is $20, nonrefundable; the Manual lists $100 for a new remote commission, $120 for renewal and $90 for restoration.", "Identity is checked by credential analysis plus knowledge-based authentication: at least five questions with five choices each, 80% right within two minutes, one retry within 24 hours. Sessions run on continuous audio-video with a recording and an X.509 digital certificate for each act, and you keep the electronic journal and recording 10 years. The fee is up to $25 per remote act (HRS 456-17). Telephone notarizations are prohibited." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://ag.hawaii.gov/notaries-public/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "ID", "jurisdiction": "Idaho", "office": "Idaho Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://sos.idaho.gov/?p=152", "who.items": [ "At least 18 years old (Idaho Code 51-121).", "A US citizen or permanent legal resident.", "An Idaho resident, or with a place of employment or practice in Idaho.", "Able to read and write." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Take the free training", "detail": "Recommended. The Secretary's Notary Training Course has seven chapters with videos and optional quizzes; Idaho Code 51-122 requires the course to be offered, and the FAQ says no test is required to apply." }, { "step": "Get a $10,000 surety bond", "detail": "A notary may act only while a valid bond is on file (51-121)." }, { "step": "Apply on SOSBiz with $30", "detail": "Submit the completed, notarized application with the bond." }, { "step": "Buy your stamp and journal", "detail": "After your certificate arrives, so the stamp matches it exactly." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Notary Training Course", "amount": "$0", "note": "From the Secretary of State; recommended, not required." }, { "item": "Filing fee", "amount": "$30", "note": "City, county and state employees using the commission at work are exempt." }, { "item": "$10,000 bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Or a functional equivalent." }, { "item": "Inked stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Bought after your certificate arrives." }, { "item": "Bound journal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Strongly recommended, not required." } ], "term.paras": [ "An Idaho commission lasts six years (51-121). Renewal is a new application, filed no earlier than 90 days before expiration, so put the expiration date and the 90-day window in your calendar the day your certificate arrives.", "File the Notary Change Form for changes. Your commission ends automatically if you move out of Idaho or no longer work or practice there, and if anything on your stamp changes, replace it; handwritten corrections aren't allowed." ], "remote.paras": [ "Idaho allows remote online notarization. Notify the Secretary of State that you intend to perform it, naming the technology you'll use, and make sure the technology meets the Idaho Administrative Rules for remote notarization.", "The technology must let you clearly see and hear everyone and must record all parties; keep the recording at least 10 years. Identify the signer by personal knowledge or by identity proofing with knowledge-based authentication and credential checks; a credible witness stays in the recording for the whole act. The certificate says, in substance, \"This notarial act involved the use of communication technology.\" For electronic records, register your technology before your first electronic act." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.idaho.gov/?p=152" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "IL", "jurisdiction": "Illinois", "office": "Illinois Secretary of State", "officeUrl": null, "who.items": [ "You have lived in Illinois for 30 days before applying, or, if you live in a bordering state, worked or done business in Illinois for 30 days.", "A US citizen or lawful permanent resident, proficient in English.", "Your official name and residence address match your current driver's license or state ID.", "No prior notary application or commission revoked by the Secretary of State, and no felony conviction. From January 1, 2027, Public Act 104-0486 changes this to require completed sentences and 10 years after completion.", "Proof of the required course, and consent to verification, including a criminal background check if needed." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Course and exam", "detail": "A 3-hour (180-minute) course from a Secretary-certified provider, finished within 30 days of starting, then the exam. You then have two years from the exam date to apply." }, { "step": "Get the $5,000 bond", "detail": "A four-year bond from a surety qualified in Illinois. The bonding company sends the bond information to the Secretary of State." }, { "step": "Apply to the Secretary of State", "detail": "With your course proof and the bond linked to the application. The Secretary issues a unique commission number." }, { "step": "Order your stamp", "detail": "A rectangular rubber stamp with the exact wording the Act requires." }, { "step": "Start a bound journal", "detail": "Every act goes in it at the time of notarization." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "3-hour course and exam", "amount": "Set by provider", "note": "Secretary-certified providers set their own prices." }, { "item": "Commission application", "amount": "See the Secretary's application", "note": "Check the amount on the application before you budget." }, { "item": "$5,000 bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Covers the full four-year term." }, { "item": "Rubber stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "No more than 1 inch tall and 2½ inches long." }, { "item": "Bound journal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Preprinted consecutive page and line numbers." }, { "item": "Remote or electronic bond", "amount": "$25,000 more", "note": "Or one $30,000 bond covering both." } ], "term.paras": [ "Illinois residents are commissioned for four years. Residents of a bordering state who work or do business in Illinois get a one-year term (5 ILCS 312/2-101). Proof of the course stays valid for the four-year term.", "Certain renewing applicants skip the course and exam: Illinois-licensed attorneys in good standing, sitting Illinois or federal judges, and their employees, with the Secretary's signed statement form. If your journal is lost or stolen, notify the Secretary of State within 10 business days." ], "remote.paras": [ "Remote notarization, with ink on paper over audio-video, is open to any commissioned notary. The signer must attest on the call to being physically in Illinois, signs on camera, and sends you a legible copy of the signed document by the next day; you sign it as witness and return it within 24 hours (5 ILCS 312/6-102.5).", "Electronic notarization by audio-video needs an electronic notary commission (course, exam and your electronic signature with the application) and Secretary-approved technology before your first act. Remote or electronic notaries carry an extra $25,000 bond, or one $30,000 bond for both, and may charge up to $25 per electronic act." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "IN", "jurisdiction": "Indiana", "office": "Indiana Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://inbiz.in.gov/BOS/Certification/Notary", "who.items": [ "At least 18.", "A legal resident of Indiana, or primarily employed in Indiana.", "Not disqualified under IC 33-42-13 (crimes or civil rulings involving deceit, dishonesty or fraud) or IC 5-8-3-1 (certain convictions).", "You complete the notary education course and pass the exam." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Get your bond and signature sample", "detail": "A surety bond of at least $25,000, and a signature sample that matches the name on your application." }, { "step": "Order a limited criminal history", "detail": "An Indiana State Police Limited Criminal History Record ($16.32), no older than 30 days on the application date. You have 14 days to download it from your INBiz profile." }, { "step": "Apply and pay on INBiz", "detail": "$75, nonrefundable. The education course and exam open after the fee is paid." }, { "step": "Take the course and pass the exam", "detail": "Required for every applicant. The Secretary of State's final review takes 5 to 10 business days after you pass." }, { "step": "Order your seal", "detail": "With your commission number in the NP0xxxxxx format and your expiration date." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Limited Criminal History Record", "amount": "$16.32", "note": "Indiana State Police; no older than 30 days." }, { "item": "Commission application", "amount": "$75", "note": "Nonrefundable. Renewal is also $75." }, { "item": "Continuing education", "amount": "$150", "note": "Three $50 courses over the term." }, { "item": "$25,000 bond and stamp", "amount": "About $50 to $250", "note": "The Secretary's estimate for both together; get quotes." }, { "item": "Remote notary authorization", "amount": "$100", "note": "Optional, nonrefundable." } ], "term.paras": [ "An Indiana commission lasts eight years, and renewal costs $75. During the term you take three continuing education courses, one every two years, at $50 each; only Secretary of State courses count. Missing a due date permanently expires the commission, and you would have to apply again.", "Report a change of name, address, email, phone or employer within 30 days; a name change also needs a bond rider and a new signature sample. If you leave a job, the seal stays with you, but an employer that paid for the bond may cancel it, and you must get a new one." ], "remote.paras": [ "Indiana allows remote online notarization of electronic documents. Paper remote online notarization and remote ink notarization are not allowed. Currently commissioned notaries apply online, complete the remote course and exam, pay $100 and pick a Secretary-approved vendor.", "You must be physically in Indiana; the signer may be outside the state. The remote certificate states the act was remote, where you were in Indiana and where the signer was (IC 33-42-17-7). Remote notaries keep an electronic journal of every remote act for at least 10 years. Remote authorization ends with your commission, and the fee is up to $25 per remote act." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://inbiz.in.gov/BOS/Certification/Notary" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "IA", "jurisdiction": "Iowa", "office": "Iowa Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://publications.iowa.gov/53459/1/notaryhandbook.pdf", "who.items": [ "At least 18 (Iowa Code 9B.21(2)).", "A US citizen or permanent legal resident.", "An Iowa resident, or with a place of employment or practice in Iowa.", "Able to read and write English, and not disqualified under 9B.23." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Apply with the $30 fee", "detail": "Online through Fast Track Filing, or by mail. The form asks whether you'll notarize electronic records, act for remotely located individuals, or join the bilingual registry." }, { "step": "Execute the oath of office", "detail": "Sign it and submit it to the Secretary of State (9B.21)." }, { "step": "Wait for your commission", "detail": "You may not notarize until you receive it." }, { "step": "Order your stamp", "detail": "With the wording in 9B.17, and your name exactly as on your commission, middle initial included." }, { "step": "Start a journal", "detail": "Not required by law, but the Secretary's Handbook strongly recommends one." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application", "amount": "$30", "note": "Iowa Code 9B.21(1). Also the cost of reapplying after a lapse." }, { "item": "Bond", "amount": "None required", "note": "Handbook p. 27." }, { "item": "Stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Used on every notarization." }, { "item": "Notary education course", "amount": "Set by provider", "note": "Recommended by the Handbook, not required." }, { "item": "Remote notarization registration", "amount": "$0", "note": "Optional. The approved course and technology cost extra." } ], "term.paras": [ "An Iowa commission lasts three years; residents of another state who work or do business in Iowa get one year (9B.21(6)). Renew before expiration; the Secretary sends a reminder two months ahead, and a lapsed commission needs a new $30 application.", "Tell the Secretary of State within 30 days of any change to your application details; the Handbook says report a name change immediately. Iowa notary records are public, but on Fast Track Filing you can keep your home contact details out of public view, and you can join an optional bilingual notary list by naming the languages you speak fluently." ], "remote.paras": [ "An Iowa notary located in Iowa may notarize for remotely located individuals (9B.14A). Notify the Secretary of State before your first remote act and name your technologies. The Handbook says to complete an approved remote notarization course within six months before your first remote act and submit proof; registration is free.", "The signer may be in Iowa, elsewhere in the US, or abroad under 9B.14A(3)(d). Record each remote act and keep the recording at least 10 years, recording only the act, never the identity checks or knowledge-based questions. The certificate states that the act was performed using communication technology." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://publications.iowa.gov/53459/1/notaryhandbook.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "KS", "jurisdiction": "Kansas", "office": "Kansas Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://sos.ks.gov/general-services/notary.html", "who.items": [ "At least 18 years old.", "A Kansas resident, or a resident of a bordering state who regularly works or does business in Kansas.", "Able to read and write English. K.S.A. 53-5a22(c) also lists US citizenship.", "Answers on Form NO that don't disqualify you. Felony or fraud-related convictions, or a license or notary commission denied or revoked elsewhere, need court documents for review." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Buy your stamp", "detail": "An ink stamp or impression seal with your name exactly as on the application, \"Notary Public\" and \"State of Kansas\". No county and no professional suffixes. You upload its image with the application." }, { "step": "Get the $12,000 bond", "detail": "A commercial surety bond from a Kansas-licensed insurer, which completes section C of Form NO. A bond copy doesn't replace it." }, { "step": "Take the oath before a notary", "detail": "Section B of Form NO, signed in wet ink." }, { "step": "Upload and pay $25", "detail": "Through the online notary login by credit card, or by mail with a check or money order." }, { "step": "Wait for active status", "detail": "You may not notarize until the online Notary Search shows you as active. Your certificate is mailed." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application", "amount": "$25", "note": "New or renewal, per the Secretary of State's notary page and Form NO." }, { "item": "$12,000 bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "For applications filed after January 1, 2022." }, { "item": "Stamp or seal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Bought before you apply." }, { "item": "Journal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Required since January 1, 2022." }, { "item": "RON training and test", "amount": "$0", "note": "Optional; from the Secretary of State." }, { "item": "RON registration", "amount": "$20", "note": "Optional, filed on Form NC." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Kansas commission lasts four years, with dates set by the Secretary of State (53-5a22(f)). Renewal repeats every application step and can't be filed earlier than 90 days before expiration.", "After a name change, get a new stamp and notify the Secretary before any further act (53-5a22(h)). Other changes go through Form NC online." ], "remote.paras": [ "Remote notarization is allowed under K.S.A. 53-5a15, and no notary has to offer it. You must be physically in Kansas. Choose an approved RON/IPEN provider, get a digital certificate, complete the free online training and test, then file Form NC with your training certificate and the $20 registration fee.", "Identify the signer by personal knowledge, a credible witness, or at least two different types of identity proofing. Record the act and keep the recording at least 10 years; the certificate says \"This notarial act involved the use of communication technology.\" Your remote registration runs with your four-year commission." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.ks.gov/general-services/notary.html" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "KY", "jurisdiction": "Kentucky", "office": "Kentucky Secretary of State, and your county clerk", "officeUrl": "https://web.sos.ky.gov/notaries/NotaryPublic.aspx", "who.items": [ "18 or older (KRS 423.390(2)(a)).", "A US citizen or a permanent legal resident.", "A resident of the Kentucky county where you apply, or with a place of employment or practice in that county.", "Able to read and write English.", "Not disqualified under KRS 423.395, which includes a felony or a crime of fraud, dishonesty or deceit, a false or incomplete application, misleading advertising, and a commission denied or revoked in another state.", "Able to post a $1,000 surety bond from a company licensed or authorized in Kentucky." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Apply to the Secretary of State", "detail": "Online, or by mailing the State at Large application with the $10 fee payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer. Name the county clerk where you'll qualify." }, { "step": "Wait for the approval notice", "detail": "The Secretary of State sends written notice and makes your certificate of appointment available to the county clerk you named." }, { "step": "Buy the $1,000 bond", "detail": "From a surety or other entity licensed or authorized in Kentucky, on the form the Secretary of State prescribes." }, { "step": "Qualify at the county clerk within 30 days", "detail": "Appear in person, take the oath, submit the bond and file the commission (KRS 423.390(4)). Bring government ID and the clerk's fee; Boone County, for example, lists $19, cash or check." }, { "step": "Decide on a stamp and records", "detail": "A stamp is optional for paper records (KRS 423.370). A journal is required only once you register for online notarization (KRS 423.380)." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application or renewal", "amount": "$10", "note": "Payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer (KRS 423.430(3))." }, { "item": "County clerk filing and oath", "amount": "Set by county", "note": "Boone County lists $19; ask your own clerk." }, { "item": "$1,000 surety bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Must stay on file with the county clerk." }, { "item": "Replacement commission or information update", "amount": "$10 each", "note": "KRS 423.430(3)." }, { "item": "Stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Optional for paper records." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Kentucky commission lasts four years, and your commission number stays the same at every renewal (KRS 423.390(3)). Once the commission, bond and oath are filed, you may act in any Kentucky county.", "Apply to renew before your commission expires. The renewed commission and bond are filed with the county clerk named in the renewal application, with a new oath and the clerk's fees, and you may not notarize between the old expiration date and the date the renewal takes effect (KRS 423.390(8)(d)). Report a new name, address, county, signature or notary technology within 10 days, with the $10 fee." ], "remote.paras": [ "Online notarization of electronic records requires registration with the Secretary of State under KRS 423.390(10), and registration takes effect 30 days after you meet the requirements. For remote acts on paper records, notify the Secretary of State by email or mail before your first use of communication technology (30 KAR 8:005, section 7(1)).", "You must be physically in Kentucky. Identify the signer by personal knowledge, a credible witness, or at least two identity-proofing processes; knowledge-based questions number at least five, each with five choices, 80% right within two minutes, one retry within 24 hours. Record the session and keep the recording at least 10 years. Online notaries keep an electronic journal for 10 years and may not record government ID numbers or biometric identifiers in it." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://web.sos.ky.gov/notaries/NotaryPublic.aspx" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "LA", "jurisdiction": "Louisiana", "office": "Louisiana Secretary of State, Notary Division", "officeUrl": "https://www.sos.la.gov/NotaryAndCertifications/BecomeALouisianaNotary", "who.items": [ "A resident citizen or alien of Louisiana, 18 or older (R.S. 35:191(A)(1)).", "Able to read, write and speak English, with a high school diploma, a state-approved home study diploma or a high school equivalency diploma.", "Not under interdiction or incapable because of mental infirmity, and no felony conviction unless pardoned.", "A registered voter of your parish of residence, if you are appointed there as a resident citizen.", "Of good moral character, integrity and sober habits; a district court may review an applicant.", "You pass the state notary exam. Attorneys admitted in Louisiana are exempt from the exam." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "File the Application to Qualify", "detail": "With the Secretary of State, the $35 application fee and any attachments, such as proof of immigration status." }, { "step": "Take the online pre-assessment", "detail": "Required for non-attorney applicants before you register for the exam. There is no minimum score." }, { "step": "Register for the exam", "detail": "Send the registration form and the $100 fee so they arrive at least 30 days before the exam, which is given at least twice a year." }, { "step": "Pass the exam", "detail": "One five-hour, open-book sitting using only the 2025 edition of the Secretary of State's study guide. The pass mark is 75%, and you may retake it as often as you like." }, { "step": "File the bond and commission", "detail": "File a $50,000 bond with the Secretary of State and pay the $35 commission filing fee, then follow the Notary Division's instructions to complete your commission." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application to Qualify", "amount": "$35", "note": "R.S. 35:191(C)(1)(c)." }, { "item": "Exam registration", "amount": "$100", "note": "Per sitting." }, { "item": "Commission filing", "amount": "$35", "note": "Listed on the application." }, { "item": "$50,000 bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Filed with the Secretary of State." }, { "item": "Remote online notary filing", "amount": "$100", "note": "Optional, one time." } ], "term.paras": [ "Your $50,000 bond is renewed every five years, and a lapsed bond suspends your commission (R.S. 35:71). An annual report is due each year around your commission anniversary; the Notary Division mails a notice within 60 days before it, and not filing leads to suspension.", "Notaries who passed the exam on or after June 13, 2005, and attorneys, may act in every parish (R.S. 35:191(P)). Show the notary ID number the Secretary assigned you next to your name on every document." ], "remote.paras": [ "Commissioned Louisiana notaries who register with the Secretary of State may notarize remotely: complete the online course and quiz, pick a provider from the Secretary's list, and pay a one-time $100 filing fee. You must be in a Louisiana parish where you may act, and a witness must be in the party's physical presence.", "Remote notarization cannot be used to execute an authentic act under Civil Code article 1833, or for wills and codicils, trust instruments, inter vivos donations, matrimonial agreements or certain spousal support acts (R.S. 35:623). Keep electronic copies and recordings at least 10 years." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.sos.la.gov/NotaryAndCertifications/BecomeALouisianaNotary" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "ME", "jurisdiction": "Maine", "office": "Maine Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://www.maine.gov/sos/corporations-commissions/commissions/apply-renew-a-notary", "who.items": [ "18 or older (4 M.R.S. 1922(2)).", "A Maine resident, or with a place of employment or business in Maine. Nonresident employees need their employer to sign the certification on the application.", "Able to read and write English.", "No conviction for a disqualifying offense or a crime punishable by one year or more, no finding of fraud, dishonesty or deceit, and no commission revoked, suspended or not renewed for cause in any state.", "A passing exam, printed on the application (4 M.R.S. 1923)." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Study the Course of Study", "detail": "The Secretary of State's free PDF covers laws, rules, procedures and ethics. The exam is based on it." }, { "step": "Complete the paper application", "detail": "New commissions can't be applied for online. The form includes the exam: 15 questions and an 8-term matching section." }, { "step": "Send it with the $50 fee", "detail": "Check to Treasurer, State of Maine, or by card. Processing takes 15 to 20 business days." }, { "step": "Take the oath before a Dedimus Justice", "detail": "Within 30 calendar days of appointment (4 M.R.S. 1922(3)). The Secretary of State's website has a search tool to find one near you." }, { "step": "Return the certificate of qualification", "detail": "Within 45 calendar days of appointment. If it's late, you get a failure-to-qualify notice and 90 days to ask for reappointment." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Commission application", "amount": "$50", "note": "Set by 5 M.R.S. 87. Check to Treasurer, State of Maine, or card." }, { "item": "Course of Study", "amount": "$0", "note": "A free PDF from the Secretary of State." }, { "item": "Bond", "amount": "None described", "note": "The Secretary of State's pages and chapter 39 describe no bond." }, { "item": "Stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Optional for in-person paper acts; required for electronic and remote acts." }, { "item": "Bound journal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Optional for in-person paper acts; required for electronic and remote acts." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Maine commission lasts seven years (4 M.R.S. 1922(4)). Renewals take the exam online through Total Notary Solution; you print the oath form after paying, take it to a Dedimus Justice, and mail the signed exam and oath back.", "Report changes within 30 calendar days; a name change also needs the Change of Signature form. Once you're active, your name, town, phone number and email are posted publicly, but not your street address." ], "remote.paras": [ "Maine notaries may notarize remotely only after Secretary of State approval. File the Notice to Perform Electronic and/or Remote Notarizations, listing your approved technology providers and their training certifications, certifying that you've read chapter 39 and the rules, with samples of your electronic signature and stamp. Zoom, FaceTime and similar software aren't allowed.", "You must be physically in Maine (4 M.R.S. 1915). Record the session and keep the recording at least 10 years. Remote notarization isn't allowed for certain election acts, such as absentee ballot witnessing and specified petition and candidate oaths, or for solemnizing marriages." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.maine.gov/sos/corporations-commissions/commissions/apply-renew-a-notary" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MD", "jurisdiction": "Maryland", "office": "Maryland Secretary of State, Notary Division", "officeUrl": "https://sos.maryland.gov/Notary/Pages/NewApplicant.aspx", "who.items": [ "At least 18.", "A US citizen or permanent legal resident, able to read and write English.", "A Maryland resident, or with a place of employment or practice in Maryland. Out-of-state applicants must live in a state that lets Maryland residents working there serve as notaries.", "New applicants complete an approved course of study and pass the exam; renewing notaries complete the course again.", "You disclose all criminal convictions and civil judgments on the application. The Secretary of State says inaccurate criminal record reporting results in denial." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Handbook, course and exam", "detail": "Order and review the $30 Notary Handbook. Then complete a course and pass the exam with a provider on the Secretary of State's approved list, and keep both certificates." }, { "step": "Find your state senator", "detail": "Look up your legislative district and senator with the General Assembly's lookup. Your senator, or the Secretary of State if delegated, approves the appointment." }, { "step": "Apply online", "detail": "Submit the online application with your two certificates and pay $25. A background check and reference review follow; a decision usually takes 2 to 14 days." }, { "step": "Take the oath within 30 days", "detail": "Once approved, appear before the Clerk of the Circuit Court in your county and pay $11. Miss the 30 days and the commission is revoked; you reapply and pay again." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Notary Handbook", "amount": "$30", "note": "Paid to the state." }, { "item": "Online application", "amount": "$25", "note": "Paid to the Secretary of State." }, { "item": "Oath at the Clerk of the Circuit Court", "amount": "$11", "note": "$10 commission fee plus $1 registration fee." }, { "item": "Name change during the term", "amount": "$6 + $11", "note": "$6 to the Secretary of State, $11 at the clerk; same expiration date." }, { "item": "Remote notary notification", "amount": "No fee listed", "note": "The Secretary of State's pages list none." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Maryland commission lasts four years. You can renew from 60 days before to 30 days after expiration; after that, you apply as a new notary. Renewing notaries complete the course again.", "You may notarize only while physically in Maryland." ], "remote.paras": [ "Remote notarization has been legal in Maryland since October 1, 2020 (§18-214). Before your first remote act, file the remote notary notification form online, choosing electronic records through an authorized RON vendor, other communication technology, or both. Without a vendor, tangible-record remote notarizations are allowed only when you know the signer or use a credible witness.", "You must be physically in Maryland. Record each remote act and keep the recording at least 10 years, tell the Secretary of State within 10 business days if you switch vendors, and file a new notification at renewal. The fee is up to $30 per remote act." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.maryland.gov/Notary/Pages/NewApplicant.aspx" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MA", "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts", "office": "Governor's Council and the Secretary of the Commonwealth", "officeUrl": "https://www.mass.gov/how-to/become-a-notary-public", "who.items": [ "At least 18 (M.G.L. c. 222, s. 13).", "You live in Massachusetts, or have a regular place of work or business there.", "Four people who know you sign the application; the form says one of the four must be a member of the bar in good standing.", "You have read Chapter 222, as amended by Chapter 289 of the Acts of 2016, and agree to follow it.", "Nothing the Governor may treat as grounds for denial, such as a material misstatement, certain convictions, fraud-related civil liability, or a revoked commission or professional license." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Line up four references", "detail": "Each signs the certificate on the application saying they know you; per the form, one signs as an attorney." }, { "step": "Complete the application", "detail": "Answer every question, initial the statements, have the notary block completed by a current Massachusetts notary, and staple an up-to-date resume to it. Send no fee." }, { "step": "Mail it to the State House", "detail": "Notary Public Office, State House, Room 184, 24 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02133." }, { "step": "Wait for approval", "detail": "The Governor and Governor's Council act on the application. Written notice takes about two weeks, with swearing-in instructions." }, { "step": "Pay $60 and be sworn in", "detail": "Pay the $60 commission fee to the Secretary of the Commonwealth and follow the notice's swearing-in directions." }, { "step": "Order your seal and bound journal", "detail": "Both must meet Chapter 222; the Public Records Division also takes seal orders." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application", "amount": "No fee", "note": "Mailed with no payment." }, { "item": "Commission fee", "amount": "$60", "note": "Paid only after you are told the application was approved." }, { "item": "Seal with the Commonwealth seal facsimile", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Black ink if inked." }, { "item": "Bound journal with numbered pages", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Required for most notaries." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Massachusetts commission lasts seven years. For renewal, call the Public Records Division; the Trial Court Law Libraries page says the Secretary mails renewal applications five weeks before expiration.", "Send the state secretary a signed notice of a change of name, residence, business or mailing address within 10 days (c. 222, s. 25). Get a new seal at renewal, with a new commission, or after a name change." ], "remote.paras": [ "The Secretary of the Commonwealth's Remote Online Notarization page says the training and notification form are not yet available, so notaries should not use online remote platforms at this time.", "When it opens, c. 222, s. 28 requires you to register before your first remote act, name your technology from the Secretary's registry of approved providers, and show proof of any required training, which may not exceed three hours. You must be in Massachusetts, each act is recorded and kept 10 years, and remote notarization is not available for wills, codicils or records about the electoral process." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.mass.gov/how-to/become-a-notary-public" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MI", "jurisdiction": "Michigan", "office": "Michigan Department of State, Office of the Great Seal", "officeUrl": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/all-services/notary-application", "who.items": [ "At least 18.", "A Michigan resident or with a place of business in Michigan, and a resident of, or with a principal place of business in, the county you apply in.", "A US citizen or with proof of legal presence, and able to read and write English.", "No felony conviction in the past 10 years, and no more than two misdemeanor convictions under the notary act within a 12-month commissioned period, or three within five years.", "Not currently serving a term in a prison, jail or federal correctional facility." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Fill in the application", "detail": "Complete the Notary Application in Online Services, or print the paper form, and print it." }, { "step": "Buy a $10,000 surety bond", "detail": "From an insurance agency or bonding company licensed in Michigan. It must say \"surety bond\", not \"blanket bond\". Attorneys in good standing file only the oath, with no bond." }, { "step": "Visit the county clerk", "detail": "Take the bond and application to your county clerk, pay the county filing fee and take the oath in person. The bond must be filed within 90 days before you apply (MCL 55.273)." }, { "step": "Pay the state fee", "detail": "Upload the final application and pay the $10 processing fee online, often processed the same day, or mail it with a check (4 to 6 weeks)." }, { "step": "Read the law", "detail": "Obtain and read the current Michigan notary law before your first act (MCL 55.283)." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "State processing fee", "amount": "$10", "note": "Nonrefundable." }, { "item": "County filing fee", "amount": "$10", "note": "The FAQ says Wayne County may charge more." }, { "item": "$10,000 surety bond premium", "amount": "About $50 to $100", "note": "The Department's FAQ estimate; get your own quote." }, { "item": "Electronic and remote authorization", "amount": "$0", "note": "No separate application or state fee." }, { "item": "Name, county and expiration stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Optional in Michigan." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Michigan commission runs from appointment to your birthday six to seven years later (MCL 55.269). There is no renewal process; apply again no more than 60 days before expiration.", "For a new address or name, apply for a corrected commission right away (MCL 55.281) with the Request for Duplicate/Notice of Change form; an address change costs nothing. You may notarize anywhere in Michigan, but not out of state." ], "remote.paras": [ "Remote notarization is permitted: acts that meet the law are treated as meeting the in-presence requirement (MCL 55.286b). There is no separate application or state fee. Submit the Electronic and Remote Notary Request for Change form with your vendor and system details; acts before the Department processes it are invalid.", "Use only a platform on the Department's approved vendor list. You must be physically in Michigan; the signer may be in any state or country if visible to you by audio and video. Tell the signer the session is recorded and how it's kept, get consent, and keep recordings at least 10 years." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/all-services/notary-application" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MN", "jurisdiction": "Minnesota", "office": "Minnesota Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://sos.mn.gov/notary-apostille/become-a-notary", "who.items": [ "At least 18 (Minn. Stat. 359.01), and a US citizen or resident alien.", "A Minnesota resident, or a resident of a county in Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota or Wisconsin. Nonresidents name the Secretary of State as agent for service of process and pick a Minnesota county to record in.", "For a new commission, no earlier Minnesota commission that has expired; if you had one, apply for re-appointment instead.", "You answer the application's questions on civil litigation, occupational licenses and criminal background." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Fill in the Notary Application", "detail": "Check new commission or re-appointment. The form includes the oath of office statement." }, { "step": "Mail it with $120", "detail": "Nonrefundable, by check or money order payable to \"Office of the Secretary of State\"." }, { "step": "Receive your certificate", "detail": "The Secretary of State mails it to your residential address." }, { "step": "Register with your county", "detail": "Record your commission and signature with your county of residence, or your designated county if you live out of state. The fee is $20." }, { "step": "Order your stamp", "detail": "With the state seal and the wording the statute requires." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Commission application", "amount": "$120", "note": "Nonrefundable; renewal is also $120." }, { "item": "County registration", "amount": "$20", "note": "Skipping it can bring a larger civil penalty." }, { "item": "Rectangular stamp with the state seal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "No larger than 3/4 inch by 2 1/2 inches." }, { "item": "Name or address change", "amount": "Free", "note": "Report within 30 days." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Minnesota commission runs until January 31 of the fifth year after it was issued (Minn. Stat. 359.02). Renew within six months before expiration; the Secretary of State says between August 1 and January 31. Re-register with the county and buy a new stamp.", "Report a name or address change within 30 days, free (359.071). After a name change, re-register your signature with the county and get a new stamp." ], "remote.paras": [ "Minnesota permits remote online notarization once you register with the Secretary of State on the Remote Online Notarization Authorization Registration Form (358.645). Registration lasts as long as your commission; register again when recommissioned.", "You must be physically in Minnesota; the signer may be anywhere in the US. Record each act on audio and video and keep the recording and an electronic journal at least 10 years. Since January 1, 2023, remote acts follow the same fee section as in-person acts." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.mn.gov/notary-apostille/become-a-notary" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MS", "jurisdiction": "Mississippi", "office": "Mississippi Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/node/110", "who.items": [ "18 or older (Miss. Code 25-34-41(2)).", "A US citizen or permanent legal resident.", "A Mississippi resident for at least 30 days before you apply.", "Able to read and write English.", "Not disqualified under 25-34-43." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Apply to the Secretary of State", "detail": "With the $25 application fee and proof of identity." }, { "step": "File the $5,000 bond within 60 days", "detail": "From a surety licensed by the Mississippi Department of Insurance, on Form NP 002 or a substantially similar form. If it doesn't arrive within 60 days of your application date, the application is rejected (Rule 2.4)." }, { "step": "Take and file the oath of office", "detail": "The constitutional oath under Section 268. The commission doesn't take effect until the oath and bond are filed." }, { "step": "Receive your commission", "detail": "The Governor approves the application and the Secretary of State issues the commission certificate." }, { "step": "Order your seal and journal", "detail": "The seal must show your county and commission ID number (Rule 3.1), and every notary keeps a journal." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application", "amount": "$25", "note": "Secretary of State FAQ." }, { "item": "$5,000 surety bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Covers the same four years." }, { "item": "Seal with county and commission ID", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Replaced if you move counties." }, { "item": "Bound journal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Preprinted, consecutively numbered pages and lines." }, { "item": "Disclaimer sign", "amount": "Print price", "note": "At least 10-point type, posted where you notarize." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Mississippi commission lasts four years from the issue date (25-34-41), and you may act anywhere in Mississippi; an act performed outside the state is void. To renew, file a new application and oath within 60 days before expiration, then a new bond once approved.", "Your seal names the county where you keep an office, so a move to a new county means a change of address with the Secretary of State and a new seal. A name change needs proof filed with the Secretary of State, a new seal and a new bond. Moving out of Mississippi ends your commission." ], "remote.paras": [ "The law the Secretary of State posts requires the signer to appear personally (25-34-15) and sets out no standing remote notarization procedure. Remote acts were permitted in 2020 under a Governor's executive order for the COVID-19 state of emergency, and the Secretary of State's guidance described that as temporary. A 2025 bill, HB 1154, proposed a full remote framework, but it isn't part of the posted law. Ask the Secretary of State before any remote work, and don't advertise remote notarization.", "In-person electronic notarization is separate: it needs a current, unrestricted commission and a separate application on the Secretary of State's form (Rule 8.1)." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.sos.ms.gov/node/110" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MO", "jurisdiction": "Missouri", "office": "Missouri Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Business/Notary/notary_faq", "who.items": [ "At least 18 (RSMo 486.605).", "You live in Missouri or have a regular place of work or business there. A nonresident must work in Missouri, use the seal only for that work, and appoint the Secretary of State as agent for service of process.", "Living legally in the United States, and able to read and write English.", "You pass the Secretary of State's exam with 80% or better, after reading the handbook or completing the prescribed training (486.630).", "No felony or dishonesty-related conviction or plea in the past five years. The Secretary may also deny for material misstatements or past official misconduct." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Study", "detail": "Read the Missouri Notary Handbook or complete the Secretary of State's training course, then attest to it on your application." }, { "step": "Apply and pass the exam", "detail": "File at sos.mo.gov with the $25 fee ($15 commission fee plus $10 technology trust fund fee, nonrefundable). You need 80% or better on the exam before a commission issues." }, { "step": "Buy a $10,000 bond", "detail": "From a surety licensed in Missouri, for four years, dated to match your commission. An errors and omissions policy does not replace it." }, { "step": "Qualify at the county clerk", "detail": "Appear in person, present the bond and take the oath; the handbook allows 60 days from the commission issue date, so check the date on your own paperwork. Mail the oath and bond to the Secretary with a postmark no more than seven days after the oath." }, { "step": "Buy your seal and bound journal", "detail": "The seal carries your commission number; the journal must be permanently bound with numbered pages." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Commission application", "amount": "$25", "note": "$15 commission fee plus $10 technology trust fund fee; nonrefundable." }, { "item": "$10,000 four-year bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "E&O insurance doesn't replace it." }, { "item": "Seal with commission number", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Inked seal required." }, { "item": "Permanently bound journal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Numbered pages; a spiral notebook doesn't qualify." }, { "item": "Name, address or employer change", "amount": "$5", "note": "Within 10 days." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Missouri commission lasts four years (486.610) and doesn't renew automatically: you reapply with a new application each time. Take the training course no earlier than six weeks before your current commission expires, and order a new seal with the new expiration date.", "Notify the Secretary within 10 days of an address, name or employer change, with a $5 fee. Report a lost or stolen seal or journal within 10 days of discovering it." ], "remote.paras": [ "Commissioned Missouri notaries can register remote online capability with the Secretary of State (RSMo 486.1100 to 486.1205): complete the online registration form and training course and choose software from the Secretary's approved vendor list. The handbook says an added course and exam are required.", "Remote online acts are acknowledgments and jurats only. You must be physically in Missouri; the signer may be in Missouri, elsewhere in the United States, or abroad where it isn't prohibited. Record audio and video of each remote act and keep it at least 10 years (486.1195). In-person electronic notarization is a separate registration, and you re-register either capability after each recommissioning. Phone acknowledgments and plain webcam signings outside these rules are not permitted." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Business/Notary/notary_faq" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MT", "jurisdiction": "Montana", "office": "Montana Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://sosmt.gov/notary/applying-for-a-commission-new-and-renewal/", "who.items": [ "18 or older, and a US citizen or permanent legal resident.", "A Montana resident, or: the spouse or dependent of military personnel on active duty in Montana; keeping a Montana place of business registered under Title 35; regularly employed in Montana by a registered employer; or holding a current Montana professional license.", "Able to read and write English.", "At least 4 hours of approved training completed within 12 months before you apply (MCA 1-5-620).", "A passing exam score (80%) earned no more than 6 months before you apply.", "Not disqualified under MCA 1-5-621." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Take 4 hours of approved training", "detail": "From a Secretary of State-approved provider listed on the Notary Academy page. Save the completion certificate as a PDF." }, { "step": "Pass the Montana notary exam", "detail": "80% to pass. After three failed attempts, wait three months before trying again. Save the exam certificate." }, { "step": "Buy the $25,000 bond", "detail": "On Montana's standardized form, which includes the Statement of Qualifications and Oath of Office. Sign once as principal and again before another notary, using your exact notary name." }, { "step": "Apply online", "detail": "At biz.sosmt.gov: upload the training and exam certificates and the bond, and pay the $25 non-refundable fee. Paper applications are returned unprocessed." }, { "step": "Download your commission and set up", "detail": "Order a stamp that meets state rules and a journal." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "4 hours of training and the exam", "amount": "Set by provider", "note": "Secretary of State-approved providers." }, { "item": "Application", "amount": "$25", "note": "Non-refundable." }, { "item": "$25,000 bond premium", "amount": "About $50 to $70", "note": "The Secretary of State's estimate for the 4-year term." }, { "item": "Rectangular ink stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Blue or black ink; a new one each term." }, { "item": "Journal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Required for every notarial act." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Montana commission lasts four years. The bond's effective date must fall within 30 days before or after your application arrives. You can renew from 30 days before expiration to the end of a 30-day grace period after it.", "Renewal requires continuing education, either 4 hours in the 12 months before applying or 2 hours in each of the 3 prior years, and the exam again." ], "remote.paras": [ "The 2019 Legislature authorized remote online notarization, remote notarization of paper records and in-person electronic notarization. To add it, choose an approved platform, complete the required course, pass the exam and file an amendment with the Secretary of State; before your first remote act, notify the Secretary and identify the system (MCA 1-5-615(3)).", "You must be physically in Montana; the principal may be in Montana, elsewhere in the US, or abroad under 1-5-603(10)(a). If the signer isn't personally known, use two or more approved technologies such as knowledge-based authentication, credential analysis or a public key certificate. Record the whole communication and keep it 10 years in your sole possession unless transferred to an approved repository (1-5-618)." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sosmt.gov/notary/applying-for-a-commission-new-and-renewal/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NE", "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "office": "Nebraska Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/notary-public", "who.items": [ "19 or older (Neb. Rev. Stat. 64-101).", "A US citizen or qualified alien.", "A Nebraska resident, or a resident of a bordering state with a regular place of work or business in Nebraska.", "No felony and no crime of fraud or dishonesty in the previous 5 years.", "A passing score on the Nebraska notary exam (64-101.01)." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Pass the exam", "detail": "Online through ClassMarker, from the Secretary of State's website: 20 questions, 85% to pass, done without help. A pass is valid 90 days. Fail three times and you can no longer become a Nebraska notary." }, { "step": "Buy the $15,000 bond", "detail": "From a Nebraska insurance agent or online provider, in your intended notary name and home address. Sign as principal, then again before another notary when you take the oath." }, { "step": "Apply in the Online Notary Portal", "detail": "Upload the exam certificate and bond and pay the $30 fee. Paper filings stopped being accepted after December 31, 2023." }, { "step": "Download your commission certificate", "detail": "After the approval email." }, { "step": "Order your ink stamp seal", "detail": "Take the printed certificate to an office supply store." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Commission filing", "amount": "$30", "note": "Paid in the Online Notary Portal." }, { "item": "$15,000 bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "With your oath endorsed on it (64-102)." }, { "item": "Ink stamp seal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "The only required supply." }, { "item": "Replacement commission certificate", "amount": "$10", "note": "If you need another copy." }, { "item": "Online notary registration", "amount": "$50", "note": "Optional, after the Online Notary Training Course and exam." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Nebraska commission lasts four years from its effective date (64-101(9)). File the renewal within 30 days before expiration, with a new bond; after expiration it's treated as a new application (64-104).", "Nebraska law doesn't require a journal for general notaries, but the Secretary of State recommends one and posts a sample journal with instructions." ], "remote.paras": [ "Commissioned notaries may register as online notaries under 64-401 to 64-420. Finish the Secretary of State's Online Notary Training Course, pass its 20-question exam with 85% (three attempts, valid 90 days), apply in the portal with the $50 filing fee, then give your approval letter to an approved solution provider and set up your seal there.", "Online acts cover acknowledgments, jurats, verifications or proofs, and oaths or affirmations, whether or not the principal is in Nebraska. Keep a secure electronic record of each online act, including the audio-video recording, for at least 10 years (64-409). An online act doesn't satisfy physical presence for wills and testamentary trusts or certain Uniform Commercial Code matters (64-418), and you may charge up to $25 more per online act (64-412)." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/notary-public" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NV", "jurisdiction": "Nevada", "office": "Nevada Secretary of State", "officeUrl": null, "who.items": [ "A Nevada resident, or a resident of an adjoining state who keeps a registered Nevada place of business or is regularly employed at a Nevada office of a Nevada-registered employer (NRS 240.015).", "18 or older, with your civil rights.", "The required training course and exam completed (NRS 240.018).", "No disqualifying conviction. Some moral-turpitude convictions can be overcome after 10 years under the conditions in NRS 240.010.", "A signed declaration that no appointment of yours has been revoked or suspended in any state, and fingerprints if asked." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Take the training course", "detail": "At least 3 hours with an exam, in person or online, from the Secretary of State or an approved vendor (NRS 240.018). The certificate carries a Secretary of State validation stamp and is valid for 90 days (NAC 240.270), so plan the rest within that window." }, { "step": "Buy the $10,000 bond", "detail": "From a qualified surety company, payable to the State of Nevada." }, { "step": "File the bond and take the oath at the county clerk", "detail": "Clark and Washoe Counties each charge $20; other counties set their own fee. Washoe gives you a Bond Filing Notice for the Secretary of State." }, { "step": "Send the application to the Secretary of State", "detail": "With the $35 fee, proof of training and the clerk's certificate (NRS 240.030)." }, { "step": "Wait for the certificate of appointment", "detail": "You may not notarize until it is issued (NRS 240.030(5)). Then order a stamp showing your certificate number." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Training course and exam", "amount": "Set by provider", "note": "At least 3 hours. Required for first-time applicants and every renewal." }, { "item": "$10,000 bond", "amount": "Premium set by surety", "note": "Payable to the State of Nevada." }, { "item": "County clerk bond filing", "amount": "$20", "note": "In Clark County and in Washoe County. Other counties set their own fee." }, { "item": "Application to the Secretary of State", "amount": "$35", "note": "NRS 240.030(1)(a)." }, { "item": "Stamp and bound journal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "The stamp shows your certificate number; the journal must be a bound book." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Nevada appointment lasts four years, starting when the bond takes effect (NRS 240.020). The training course is required again for every renewal (NRS 240.018).", "If the $10,000 bond is exhausted, the surety must tell the Secretary of State within 30 days (NRS 240.033)." ], "remote.paras": [ "Audio-video acts are allowed only for notaries with an approved electronic notary registration in active status (NAC 240.645; NRS 240.192). The registration lists your commission number, each solution provider, your electronic seal and signature, and proof of a separate electronic notarization course dated within 90 days.", "You must be physically in Nevada, and you and the signer must both consent to audio-video communication. Knowledge-based questions are 5 questions with at least 5 choices each, 80% correct within 2 minutes, with two retries within 48 hours (NAC 240.695). If the connection drops, restart the act, including the identity checks." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NH", "jurisdiction": "New Hampshire", "office": "New Hampshire Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://sos.nh.gov/administration/administration/notary-public", "who.items": [ "18 or older and a New Hampshire resident.", "Or a resident of Maine, Massachusetts or Vermont who is a notary in that state and regularly works or does business in New Hampshire (RSA 455:2).", "A sworn disclosure of any criminal conviction a court has not annulled, other than minor traffic violations.", "Endorsements from two notaries public and one registered New Hampshire voter." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Complete the application", "detail": "Both sides, including the Acknowledgement of Criminal Record Check. Applicants from abutting states add an Affidavit of Employment." }, { "step": "Collect three endorsements", "detail": "Two notaries public and one registered New Hampshire voter." }, { "step": "Mail the original with $75", "detail": "By check to \"State of New Hampshire\", or cash, to the Secretary of State's Office, Room 204, 107 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301." }, { "step": "Wait 8 to 10 weeks", "detail": "A State Police records check, then nomination and, at a separate meeting, appointment by the Governor and Executive Council. Your commission, oath form and manual arrive within about a week of appointment." }, { "step": "Take the oath", "detail": "Before two justices of the peace, two notaries, or one of each, who also sign your commission (RSA 92:2). Return the oath to the Secretary of State as soon as possible; you may not act until it is on file." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application", "amount": "$75", "note": "Check to \"State of New Hampshire\", or cash." }, { "item": "Bond", "amount": "None described", "note": "The Secretary of State's page and RSA 455 describe no bond." }, { "item": "Seal or stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "The state does not supply one." }, { "item": "Notary and Justice of the Peace manual", "amount": "$0", "note": "Provided free by the Secretary of State (RSA 455:17)." } ], "term.paras": [ "A New Hampshire commission lasts five years from the date your appointment is confirmed. The Secretary of State mails a renewal form about 12 weeks before expiration; renewal forms are not online.", "Every endorsement or acknowledgment you sign shows your printed, typed or stamped name and your commission expiration date. Acts on records bear an embossed seal or a legible electronic or rubber stamp with your name, your New Hampshire notary designation and your expiration date (RSA 455:3)." ], "remote.paras": [ "Remote notarization is allowed and optional. Before offering it, file the RSA 456-B Electronic/Remote Notarization Users of E-Notarization Form naming your technology vendors; without that notice you aren't authorized. You must be physically in New Hampshire, using live two-way audio-video.", "Identify the signer by personal knowledge, a credible witness, or at least two types of identity proofing, following the MISMO Remote Online Notarization Standards until the Secretary of State adopts a rule. Record the session, keep the recording and a journal of remote acts at least 10 years, and ask the title company or lender whether they accept remote notarizations first. The fee for a remote act is up to $25." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.nh.gov/administration/administration/notary-public" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NM", "jurisdiction": "New Mexico", "office": "New Mexico Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://www.sos.nm.gov/notary-and-apostille/notary-commissions/become-a-notary/", "who.items": [ "18 or older.", "A New Mexico resident, or with a place of employment in New Mexico.", "Able to read and write English.", "The New Mexico Notary Education course completed and its exam passed.", "No commission denied, suspended or revoked in another state, and no felony or crime of fraud, dishonesty or deceit in the last 5 years. Not disqualified under NMSA 14-14A-22." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Take the course and exam", "detail": "The National Notary Association is the approved provider. You need 80% to pass, and the $30 course and exam fee is paid to the vendor." }, { "step": "Buy the $10,000 bond", "detail": "From a surety licensed or authorized in New Mexico. Your signature as principal is notarized by a current New Mexico notary, never by you." }, { "step": "Have your oath administered", "detail": "By another current New Mexico notarial officer, signed and notarized." }, { "step": "Apply online", "detail": "At enterprise.sos.nm.gov: upload the course certificate, oath and bond as PDFs and pay the $30 fee." }, { "step": "Register your stamp within 45 days", "detail": "Buy the stamp and file proof through Stamp Registration. Missing the deadline means referral to the State Ethics Commission." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Education course and exam", "amount": "$30", "note": "Paid to the National Notary Association." }, { "item": "Commission filing", "amount": "$30", "note": "Paid to the Secretary of State online." }, { "item": "$10,000 bond", "amount": "Premium set by surety", "note": "Or a functional equivalent, kept in force while you act." }, { "item": "Stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Registered with the Secretary of State within 45 days." }, { "item": "Remote Online Notary amendment", "amount": "$75", "note": "Optional, plus a separate course and exam." } ], "term.paras": [ "A New Mexico commission lasts four years (NMSA 14-14A-20(E)). Renew online up to one month before expiration; a lapse gives you a new expiration date. Register your stamp again within 45 days of each renewal.", "Every notarial officer keeps a journal of every act, paper or electronic (NMSA 14-14A-18), kept 10 years after the last act whether or not you're still commissioned." ], "remote.paras": [ "Apply for Remote Online Notary status online as an amendment to your commission: upload a PDF of your electronic stamp and pay $75. Complete the separate Remote Online Notary course and exam, also through the National Notary Association.", "You must be physically in New Mexico, and you notify the Secretary of State before your first remote act (14-14A-5). Identify the signer by personal knowledge, a credible witness, or at least two types of identity proofing; record the act, keep the recording at least 10 years, and note the platform provider in your journal." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.sos.nm.gov/notary-and-apostille/notary-commissions/become-a-notary/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NY", "jurisdiction": "New York", "office": "New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services", "officeUrl": "https://dos.ny.gov/notary-public", "who.items": [ "You are at least 18.", "You live in New York, or you have an office or place of business in New York.", "You are of good moral character, have the equivalent of a common school education, and are familiar with a notary's duties (Executive Law §130).", "You answer the application's questions about criminal convictions and about any license denied, suspended or revoked. A conviction is not an automatic bar; the Secretary of State decides under Correction Law Article 23-A.", "You pass the state exam. New York-admitted attorneys and certain Unified Court System court clerks are exempt." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Study the booklet", "detail": "The exam page names one study source: the Department of State's \"Notary Public License Law\" booklet." }, { "step": "Sit the exam", "detail": "Multiple choice, one hour. Bring a current government photo ID with your signature, two #2 pencils (none are supplied) and the $15 fee by check, money order, Visa or MasterCard; no cash. Most sites need no pre-registration; New York City sites do. Results come by mail as pass or fail and stay valid for two years." }, { "step": "Complete the oath", "detail": "Fill in the Oath of Office (DOS-2201), sign it by hand in ink in front of a notary, and scan it as a single-page PDF." }, { "step": "Apply on NY Business Express", "detail": "Sign in with a NY.gov account, choose a traditional or electronic commission, upload the scanned oath, and pay $60 by card." }, { "step": "Wait for the filing", "detail": "The Secretary of State files your commission, oath and signature with the county clerk where you live, or where your New York office is if you live out of state." }, { "step": "Set up before your first act", "detail": "Set up your signature block (a stamp is the usual way) and a record book. New York does not require a seal." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Written exam", "amount": "$15", "note": "Per attempt. Check, money order, Visa or MasterCard." }, { "item": "Commission application", "amount": "$60", "note": "Nonrefundable. Paid by card on NY Business Express." }, { "item": "Renewal", "amount": "$60", "note": "Every four years." }, { "item": "Electronic notary registration", "amount": "$60", "note": "Optional. Only if you will notarize electronically." }, { "item": "Seal or embosser", "amount": "Not required", "note": "New York does not require a seal. A stamp for the signature block is the usual way to print it." } ], "term.paras": [ "A New York appointment lasts four years (Executive Law §130). Renewal costs the same $60 as the first application.", "Under every signature you print or stamp, in black ink, your name, \"Notary Public State of New York\", the county where you first qualified, and your commission expiration date (Executive Law §137). Keep a record of every act for at least ten years." ], "remote.paras": [ "New York allows electronic notarization under Executive Law §135-c and 19 NYCRR Part 182, but only after you register your electronic capability with the Secretary of State and pay a nonrefundable $60 registration fee.", "You must be physically in New York during the act. A remote signer's identity is checked with credential analysis and third-party identity proofing, and the whole session is recorded and kept for at least ten years. The law sets a $25 fee for each electronic notarial act, covering all of the notary's costs." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://dos.ny.gov/notary-public" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NC", "jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "office": "North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://www.sosnc.gov/notary/", "who.items": [ "At least 18, or legally emancipated.", "You live in North Carolina, or have a regular place of work or business there.", "You are lawfully residing in the United States.", "You can speak, read and write English, and have a high school diploma or equivalent.", "You pass the course (licensed North Carolina State Bar members are exempt from it), and you buy and keep the most recent Secretary-approved notary manual.", "Your application has no significant misstatement or omission of fact." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Take the course", "detail": "At least six hours of Secretary-approved classroom instruction, within the three months before you apply." }, { "step": "Pass the exam", "detail": "The approved written exam. You need at least 80% of the questions right." }, { "step": "Apply to the Secretary of State", "detail": "Pay the nonrefundable $50 fee and include the notarized declaration the application requires." }, { "step": "Take the oath within 45 days", "detail": "Appear before the register of deeds no later than 45 days after you are commissioned. The register's fee is $10." }, { "step": "Order your seal", "detail": "With your name exactly as commissioned and your county." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Six-hour course", "amount": "Set by provider", "note": "Approved instructors set their own prices." }, { "item": "Notary manual", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Required: you buy and keep the current approved manual." }, { "item": "Commission application", "amount": "$50", "note": "Nonrefundable (G.S. 10B-13)." }, { "item": "Oath at the register of deeds", "amount": "$10", "note": "G.S. 161-10(a)(17)." }, { "item": "Electronic notary registration", "amount": "$50", "note": "Optional, on top of the commission fee, plus a 4-hour course." } ], "term.paras": [ "A North Carolina commission runs five years (G.S. 10B-9).", "Apply to renew no earlier than 10 weeks before expiration and pass the recommissioning exam; some long-serving notaries and State Bar members are exempt. A lapsed notary may apply within one year after expiration. Report an address, phone or name change to the Secretary within 45 days, and after a name change, appear before the register of deeds within 45 days too." ], "remote.paras": [ "Before notarizing electronically in person, register as an electronic notary: a current commission, a Secretary-approved course of at least four hours plus its exam, and a $50 registration fee (G.S. 10B-105 to 10B-108).", "Remote electronic notarization (Part 4A) is for registered electronic notaries. You must be physically in North Carolina; the signer may be anywhere in the United States or at listed military or diplomatic locations abroad. Every remote act is recorded on a Secretary-licensed platform.", "On timing: the Secretary of State's notary pages say emergency video notarizations were extended to July 1, 2027, or until the first remote electronic notarization license is issued. Check the eNotary page to see whether remote registration is open before you plan on remote work." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.sosnc.gov/notary/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "ND", "jurisdiction": "North Dakota", "office": "North Dakota Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://sos.nd.gov/notaries-public/notary-public-stamp", "who.items": [ "18 or older.", "A US citizen or permanent legal resident.", "Able to read and write English.", "A North Dakota resident, or with a place of employment or practice in North Dakota, or living in a bordering county of a neighboring state that extends reciprocity to North Dakota border-county residents." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Buy the $7,500 bond", "detail": "On form SFN 19355, from an insurer of your choice. It must cover notarial acts during your commission term." }, { "step": "Sign the oath of office", "detail": "Sign the Notary Oath of Office in the presence of a notary public." }, { "step": "Apply on the FirstStop Portal", "detail": "Upload the bond and oath and pay the $36 filing fee. Use exactly the name you will sign; if you include a middle name or initial, your signature must include it too." }, { "step": "Take the authorization to a stamp vendor", "detail": "After approval you receive a Certificate of Authorization to Purchase a Notary Stamping Device. A vendor may not make your stamp without it." }, { "step": "Return the stamp impression", "detail": "Send it on the Verification of Notary Public Stamping Device form by the date shown. Once the stamp is approved you receive your commission certificate; act only on or after its commencement date." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Filing fee", "amount": "$36", "note": "For a new commission and for a renewal." }, { "item": "$7,500 bond", "amount": "Premium set by insurer", "note": "Form SFN 19355, with each new and renewal application." }, { "item": "Stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Made only with the Certificate of Authorization." }, { "item": "Legal name change", "amount": "$10", "note": "Reported within 60 days with a bond rider." }, { "item": "Exam or course", "amount": "None listed", "note": "The Secretary of State's application and renewal pages list none." } ], "term.paras": [ "A North Dakota commission runs four years, from 12:00 a.m. on the commencement date to midnight on the expiration date. Report an address change within 60 days, and resign in writing within 30 days and destroy the stamp if you stop serving.", "Your commission and stamp are your property. An employer may not keep them, even if it paid for them." ], "remote.paras": [ "Before your first electronic or remote act, file a Notary Public Amendment on the FirstStop Portal saying which you will do and naming your communication technology provider. In-person electronic notarization keeps the signer in front of you. Remote ink notarization covers acknowledgments only: the signer sends you the paper document and declaration within 3 days. Remote online notarization covers acknowledgments, verifications on oath or affirmation, and witnessing a signature on electronic records.", "Identify a remote signer by personal knowledge, at least 2 different types of identity proofing, or a credible witness. Record the session and keep the recordings and a journal of remote acts for 10 years." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.nd.gov/notaries-public/notary-public-stamp" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "OH", "jurisdiction": "Ohio", "office": "Ohio Secretary of State", "officeUrl": null, "who.items": [ "At least 18 (R.C. 147.01).", "A legal Ohio resident. An attorney admitted in Ohio whose main practice is in Ohio may also apply.", "A criminal records check completed within the six months before you apply; attorneys and peace officers are excepted.", "Completion of an approved education program and test. Attorneys commissioned after September 20, 2019 take the program but not the test.", "No disqualifying offense. A conviction during the term must be reported and leads to revocation." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Get the criminal records check", "detail": "It must be completed within the six months before you file; the Secretary of State won't accept an older one." }, { "step": "Take the education program and test", "detail": "Three hours, from a provider the Secretary of State authorizes. The provider fee for new non-attorney applicants is $130." }, { "step": "File online", "detail": "All commission filings go to the Secretary of State electronically. The filing fee is $15." }, { "step": "Order your seal", "detail": "With the state coat of arms and the wording R.C. 147.04 requires." }, { "step": "Set up your records", "detail": "Keep a record of each act; online notaries must keep an electronic journal." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Criminal records check", "amount": "Set by provider", "note": "Must be under six months old when you file." }, { "item": "Education program and test", "amount": "$130", "note": "Paid to the authorized provider (new non-attorney applicants)." }, { "item": "Commission filing", "amount": "$15", "note": "Paid to the Secretary of State." }, { "item": "Seal (stamp or embosser)", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Coat of arms inside a circle ¾ to 1 inch across." }, { "item": "Online notary education and test", "amount": "$250", "note": "Optional, paid to the provider." }, { "item": "Online notary filing", "amount": "$20", "note": "Optional, paid to the Secretary of State." } ], "term.paras": [ "Non-attorney Ohio notaries serve five years (R.C. 147.03). Attorney notaries serve while they stay in good standing and remain Ohio residents or practitioners.", "Renewal opens three months before expiration: a 1-hour education program within the prior 12 months ($45 to the provider), a new records check and the $15 filing fee. An expired commission cannot be renewed; you apply again as new. Acting after expiration is prohibited, and report a name or address change within 30 days." ], "remote.paras": [ "Ohio permits online notarization by notaries authorized for it (R.C. 147.60 to 147.66). You must be a commissioned Ohio notary and an Ohio resident, complete a 2-hour education program and test ($250 to the provider) and file with the Secretary of State ($20).", "You must be in Ohio during the act. The audio-video session is recorded in a tamper-evident format with a backup, and you keep a chronological, password-protected electronic journal. The fee is up to $30 per online notarization, plus up to $10 per session for the technology." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "OK", "jurisdiction": "Oklahoma", "office": "Oklahoma Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://www.sos.ok.gov/", "who.items": [ "18 or older (49 O.S. 1).", "A citizen of the United States.", "A legal resident of Oklahoma, or employed within Oklahoma.", "Any training or exam requirement: we couldn't confirm one either way, so check sos.ok.gov before you apply." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Check for current requirements", "detail": "Our kit couldn't open the 2025-26 legislative bill texts, so it couldn't confirm whether any training or exam now applies. Check sos.ok.gov first." }, { "step": "Apply to the Secretary of State", "detail": "Pay $25 for a new commission (49 O.S. 1)." }, { "step": "Get a $1,000 bond", "detail": "Signed by one or more sureties and written for exactly the same period as your commission." }, { "step": "File within 60 days", "detail": "File the bond, your oath of office and your loyalty oath with the Secretary of State no more than 60 days after the commission is issued (49 O.S. 2(A)). The FAQ lists a $10 bond filing fee." }, { "step": "Order your seal and set up records", "detail": "Metal or rubber, from a vendor; the Secretary of State doesn't supply seals. A journal is recommended for in-person acts and required for remote acts." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "New application", "amount": "$25", "note": "49 O.S. 1." }, { "item": "Bond filing", "amount": "$10", "note": "As listed in the Secretary of State's FAQ." }, { "item": "$1,000 bond", "amount": "Premium set by surety", "note": "Written for exactly the commission period." }, { "item": "Seal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Metal or rubber; shows your commission number and expiration date." }, { "item": "Renewal", "amount": "$20", "note": "Plus a new bond." }, { "item": "Remote online notary registration", "amount": "$25", "note": "Optional (49 O.S. 204)." } ], "term.paras": [ "An Oklahoma commission lasts four years (49 O.S. 1). Apply to renew no earlier than six weeks before it expires. Because the bond is written for exactly your commission dates, renewal means a new bond as well as the $20 fee, and since the seal carries your commission number and expiration date (49 O.S. 5(A)), a new seal too.", "Send the Secretary of State a signed statement within 30 days of an address change; no new bond or seal is needed. After a name change you may keep acting under your old name until the commission expires, or file a new application ($25) with a new seal and bond." ], "remote.paras": [ "Register with the Secretary of State ($25, 49 O.S. 204) and wait for written authorization before your first remote act. You must be physically in Oklahoma; the signer may be in Oklahoma, elsewhere in the US or, under listed conditions, outside the US (49 O.S. 205).", "Identify the signer by personal knowledge, remote presentation of a current government ID with credential analysis and identity proofing, or a credible witness (49 O.S. 208(B)). Record each act on audio and video and keep the recording at least 10 years, with a tamper-evident electronic journal kept 10 years after its last entry. The fee for a remote act may not exceed $25 (49 O.S. 209)." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.sos.ok.gov/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "OR", "jurisdiction": "Oregon", "office": "Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division", "officeUrl": "https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/commission-application-reapplication.aspx", "who.items": [ "18 or older (ORS 194.315).", "An Oregon resident, or with a place of employment or practice in Oregon.", "Able to read and write English.", "No notary commission revoked, and no felony or crime of fraud, dishonesty or deceit, in the past 10 years.", "No conviction or court finding for notary impersonation, unlawful practice of law or the listed unlawful trade practice.", "Notary training completed within the last six months, and a passing exam." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Take Notary Basics", "detail": "Free from the Secretary of State, self-paced online, by webinar or in person in Salem; approved private providers also offer it. Note your education number." }, { "step": "Take the exam and apply", "detail": "On the notary online system, choose \"Take the Exam and Apply\" and enter your training provider and education number." }, { "step": "Pass the background check", "detail": "Every application gets one." }, { "step": "Return your oath with the fee", "detail": "After approval, the oath is emailed to you. Sign it before a notary, with a signature matching your ID, and send it with the $40 fee." }, { "step": "Order your stamp and journal", "detail": "The stamp must match your commission; the journal must be a bound book with numbered pages." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Notary Basics training", "amount": "$0", "note": "From the Secretary of State." }, { "item": "Application processing fee", "amount": "$40", "note": "Per application, sent with the oath." }, { "item": "Official stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Must match your commission." }, { "item": "Bound journal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Numbered pages." } ], "term.paras": [ "An Oregon commission lasts four years (ORS 194.315(4)). The exam is required for every application, new or renewal, and Notary Basics is required for new commissions, including renewals.", "Your commission name is your first, middle and last names unless you prove otherwise (ORS 194.240(2))." ], "remote.paras": [ "Oregon allows remote notarization. Notify the Secretary of State before your first remote act (ORS 194.277(7)), take the Secretary's remote training, and use a platform that meets the vendor rules.", "You must be in Oregon; the signer may be elsewhere. Identify the signer by personal knowledge, a credible witness, or at least two types of identity proofing, record the session and keep it at least 10 years. In-person electronic notarization is separate: file the free Electronic Notarization Notice." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/commission-application-reapplication.aspx" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "PA", "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania", "office": "Pennsylvania Department of State, Office of Notaries, Commissions and Legislation", "officeUrl": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/notaries", "who.items": [ "At least 18 years old.", "A US citizen or permanent legal resident.", "You live or work in Pennsylvania.", "You can read and write English.", "You meet the Department's character, criminal conviction and prior sanction rules. Members of Congress, certain salaried federal officeholders and members of the General Assembly may not serve." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Finish the 3-hour course", "detail": "From a Department-approved provider, completed within six months before you apply. Renewing notaries take it again." }, { "step": "Apply online", "detail": "The filing fee is $42 for a first appointment or a reappointment." }, { "step": "Pass the exam", "detail": "Required if you have never held a commission or yours has lapsed. It is computer-based and given by Pearson VUE for $65 per attempt. You have six months from authorization to pass and may retest as often as needed in that window." }, { "step": "Buy the bond", "detail": "A $25,000 bond from an insurer authorized in Pennsylvania." }, { "step": "Record within 45 days", "detail": "Take the oath and record your bond, oath and commission with the recorder of deeds in the county where you keep your office, within 45 days of appointment and before you notarize anything. Miss it and the commission is null and void; you reapply and buy a new bond." }, { "step": "Then buy the stamp and journal", "detail": "Only now do you have the commission details the stamp must show." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "3-hour education course", "amount": "Set by provider", "note": "Approved providers set their own prices." }, { "item": "Application", "amount": "$42", "note": "First appointment and reappointment." }, { "item": "Exam (Pearson VUE)", "amount": "$65 per attempt", "note": "First-time applicants and anyone whose commission has lapsed." }, { "item": "$25,000 bond", "amount": "Premium set by insurer", "note": "The bond protects the public, not you." }, { "item": "Recording at the recorder of deeds", "amount": "Set by county", "note": "Ask your county recorder." }, { "item": "Rubber stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Required. An embosser is optional and cannot replace it." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Pennsylvania commission is valid for four years from the date it is granted.", "To renew, take the 3-hour course again within six months before applying and file before your commission expires. The exam returns only if your commission has lapsed or expired by the time the reappointment application arrives, even by a day.", "When a commission ends without renewal, the journal goes to the recorder of deeds in the county where you last kept an office within 30 days." ], "remote.paras": [ "Remote notarization is permanent in Pennsylvania under Act 97 of 2020. Before your first electronic or remote act, notify the Department; once approved, identify each technology you will use, chosen from the Department's list of approved providers.", "A FaceTime or similar video call is not personal appearance. Pennsylvania allows up to $20 extra per electronic or remote act, on top of the regular notarial fee." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/notaries" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "RI", "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island", "office": "Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division", "officeUrl": "https://www.sos.ri.gov/Divisions/NotaryPublic/ApplyForNewCommission", "who.items": [ "18 or older.", "A US citizen or permanent legal resident.", "A Rhode Island resident, or with a place of employment or practice in the state. Rhode Island attorneys and CPAs in good standing may apply in place of the residency requirement.", "Able to read and write English, and not disqualified under R.I. Gen. Laws 42-30.1-16.", "Sufficient knowledge of the office: at least 80% on the Notary Knowledge Assessment." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Study and attend training", "detail": "Read the Notary Public Manual, chapter 42-30.1 and the Standards of Conduct, and attend the free Rhode Island Notary Public Training. Attorneys and CPAs can earn 2 continuing education credits there." }, { "step": "Pass the knowledge assessment", "detail": "Score at least 80%. Below that, the Department strongly encourages you to review the manual and retake it." }, { "step": "Complete the application and oath", "detail": "Fill in both pages with original signatures; photocopies and digital signatures aren't accepted. Take the oath of office before a Rhode Island notary." }, { "step": "File with the $80 fee", "detail": "Mail or bring it to the Business Services Division, 148 West River Street, Providence, RI 02904, with a check or money order payable to RI Department of State. Applications aren't accepted by email." }, { "step": "Receive your certificate and buy a stamp", "detail": "Processing takes 3 to 5 business days, and the certificate is mailed. The Department doesn't sell or issue notary tools." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Notary Public Training", "amount": "$0", "note": "Offered free by the Department of State." }, { "item": "Application", "amount": "$80", "note": "Nonrefundable. Check or money order." }, { "item": "Bond", "amount": "None described", "note": "The Department's pages and Manual describe none." }, { "item": "Inked stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Required for every Rhode Island notary." }, { "item": "Electronic or remote notary filing", "amount": "$0", "note": "On the Notary Public Information Update Form; the provider subscription is separate." } ], "term.paras": [ "Rhode Island notaries are appointed by the Governor for four years.", "Report a change in your name, business or residence address, employment, phone, email or e-notarization use within 10 days on the Notary Public Information Update form." ], "remote.paras": [ "You need a current Rhode Island commission and a subscription from an approved solution provider that includes an electronic signature and electronic notary stamp; FaceTime, Zoom, WebEx and similar tools can't be used. Mail or bring the Notary Public Information Update Form with your signature and stamp samples (no filing fee), and wait for the Department's email confirmation before your first act.", "Identity is checked with a driver's license or ID, a passport or a military ID, plus knowledge-based authentication through the provider. Keep the recording at least 10 years. For paper documents, the signer sends you the physically signed document within 30 days." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.sos.ri.gov/Divisions/NotaryPublic/ApplyForNewCommission" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "SC", "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "office": "South Carolina Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://sos.sc.gov/node/189", "who.items": [ "A registered South Carolina voter (S.C. Code 26-1-15). Out-of-state residents cannot become South Carolina notaries, even if they work in the state.", "Able to read and write English.", "An application with no significant misstatement or omission of fact, signed in pen and ink before someone authorized to administer oaths.", "No course, exam or bond is required for a traditional commission. The Secretary encourages yearly workshops." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Fill in the paper application", "detail": "Include your voter registration number. Sign before an officer who administers oaths, with matching dates. You cannot notarize your own application." }, { "step": "Send it to your legislative delegation", "detail": "Mail it to your county legislative delegation office, or the SC House of Representatives if your county has none. The delegation checks your voter registration." }, { "step": "Pay $25", "detail": "The Secretary of State emails a card payment link after it receives the application. Processing takes 2 to 12 weeks." }, { "step": "Enroll with the clerk of court", "detail": "Within 15 days of being commissioned, show your commission to the clerk of court in your county of residence (26-1-50). Bring photo ID and the clerk's fee." }, { "step": "Order your seal", "detail": "Your name, \"notary public\" and \"State of South Carolina\"; a stamp or embosser." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Commission fee", "amount": "$25", "note": "To issue or renew (26-1-30)." }, { "item": "Clerk of court enrollment", "amount": "Set by county", "note": "Not stated in the manual; ask your clerk." }, { "item": "Bond", "amount": "None required", "note": "South Carolina notaries are not bonded." }, { "item": "Change of status filing", "amount": "$10", "note": "Address, phone, county or legal name (26-1-130)." }, { "item": "Electronic notary registration", "amount": "$50", "note": "Optional (26-2-20)." } ], "term.paras": [ "A South Carolina commission lasts ten years (26-1-10). The Governor appoints, and the Secretary of State issues the commission. Renewal uses the same application and fee; no reminders are sent, so apply 8 to 12 weeks before expiration.", "Report a change of address, phone, county or legal name within 45 days, with a $10 fee. You may notarize anywhere in South Carolina, and only there." ], "remote.paras": [ "South Carolina's Electronic Notary Public Act (Title 26, Chapter 2, effective May 18, 2021) covers electronic notarization with the principal appearing in person (26-2-50(A)(1)). Plan every notarization with the signer physically in front of you, in South Carolina.", "Commissioned notaries register through the Secretary's Online Notary Portal: watch the educational video, pass the online test, pick an approved vendor and print your electronic notarial certificate. Registration costs $50 and lasts while your commission is valid; the electronic fee cap is $10 per signature. Real estate and mortgage loan closings must be supervised by a licensed attorney." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.sc.gov/node/189" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "SD", "jurisdiction": "South Dakota", "office": "South Dakota Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://sdsos.gov/general-services/assets/NotaryApplicationandChecklist.pdf", "who.items": [ "Of legal age.", "A South Dakota resident as defined in SDCL 12-1-4 (18-1-1); the application asks for your physical address.", "Or living in an out-of-state county bordering South Dakota, with your place of work or business in South Dakota.", "No felony conviction (18-1-1)." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Order your seal first", "detail": "Its imprint goes on the application. The state doesn't supply seals." }, { "step": "Complete the application", "detail": "Make a legible seal imprint in the box and answer every question; wrong or blank answers get the application rejected." }, { "step": "Sign the oath", "detail": "Complete the oath portion and enter the county where it is signed." }, { "step": "Mail the original with $30", "detail": "To the Secretary of State, 500 E Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501. Photocopies aren't accepted. E-notary applicants attach their electronic seal image and name their tamper-evident vendor." }, { "step": "Wait for your certificate", "detail": "Notarize only after you receive the Notary Commission Certificate, and post it in a conspicuous place in your office (18-1-4)." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Seal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Bought before you apply." }, { "item": "Filing fee", "amount": "$30", "note": "New or renewal." }, { "item": "Bond", "amount": "Not required", "note": "For new and renewing notaries on or after July 1, 2025 (HB 1133)." }, { "item": "Name change on the commission", "amount": "No further filing fee", "note": "Send the request form and a new seal for a Certificate of Correction." } ], "term.paras": [ "A South Dakota commission lasts exactly six years from the commission date. Renewal uses the same form and fee as a new application; file early to keep your dates, because the office can't backdate.", "You may act anywhere in South Dakota, and moving within the state needs no new commission, but you act only while in South Dakota. The Secretary of State pages and handbook our kit read describe no exam or course." ], "remote.paras": [ "Remote ink notarization on paper requires that you be in South Dakota and know the signer personally through dealings; the certificate states the signer's remote location and the use of video (18-1-11.1). Electronic records by video require two different methods of identity proofing, a tamper-evident system and an audio-visual copy (18-1-11.2).", "Register by filing a Notary Change Form naming your platform, with its e-seal image; the state doesn't approve or list vendors. You must be in South Dakota, the signer may be anywhere, and each audio-visual copy is kept 10 years (18-1-11.3)." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sdsos.gov/general-services/assets/NotaryApplicationandChecklist.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "TN", "jurisdiction": "Tennessee", "office": "Tennessee Secretary of State, and your County Clerk", "officeUrl": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/guides/how-to-become-a-notary", "who.items": [ "At least 18, and a US citizen or legal permanent resident (T.C.A. 8-16-101).", "You live in the county or have your principal place of business there. A resident of another state may be elected in the Tennessee county where their principal business is.", "You certify under penalty of perjury that you were never removed as a notary for misconduct, never had a commission revoked or suspended in any state, and were never found to have practiced law without a license.", "Not disqualified from county office under T.C.A. 8-18-101." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Apply at the County Clerk", "detail": "Get the application from the clerk in your county and pay $12 ($7 stays with the county, $5 goes to the Secretary of State). Ask how far ahead of the commission meeting it must be filed." }, { "step": "Be elected by the county commission", "detail": "The county legislative body votes on applicants; the Governor commissions those elected." }, { "step": "Get a $10,000 surety bond", "detail": "From a company selling surety bonds in Tennessee. Give the clerk proof; the clerk charges $2 to take and record it. File it before you act." }, { "step": "Take the oath at the clerk's office", "detail": "Before the county clerk or a deputy." }, { "step": "Pick up the commission and buy the seal", "detail": "The Secretary of State issues the commission and returns it to your County Clerk. Order the seal afterward so the name and county match." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application fee", "amount": "$12", "note": "Paid to the County Clerk." }, { "item": "$10,000 surety bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Payable to the state." }, { "item": "Bond recording", "amount": "$2", "note": "County Clerk." }, { "item": "Circular ink seal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "The clerk can obtain it for you for up to 20% of its cost." }, { "item": "Online notary application", "amount": "$75", "note": "Optional, paid to the Secretary of State." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Tennessee commission lasts four years from the date the Governor issues it (T.C.A. 8-16-103). Renewal is the same process as a first application, through your County Clerk; ask the clerk how early to start.", "For a name change, or a move to another Tennessee county, notify the clerk of the county that elected you and pay $7. If you move out of state with no Tennessee home or principal business, surrender the commission." ], "remote.paras": [ "Online notarization has been allowed since July 1, 2019 under the Online Notary Public Act (T.C.A. 8-16-301 et seq.) for notaries the Secretary of State approves. You must already hold a county commission; apply online to the Secretary of State for $75. The online commission ends the same day as your county commission.", "Your vendor must attach your electronic certificate, signature and seal, run identity proofing and credential analysis, and store the audio-video recording; the Department does not endorse vendors. Before you apply, ask the Secretary of State's notary office whether a course or exam applies to online notaries." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/guides/how-to-become-a-notary" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "TX", "jurisdiction": "Texas", "office": "Texas Secretary of State, Notary Public Unit", "officeUrl": "https://www.sos.texas.gov/statdoc/notary-public.shtml", "who.items": [ "You are a Texas resident and at least 18.", "You have no felony conviction and no conviction for a crime of moral turpitude. The Secretary of State runs a background check on every applicant.", "With any conviction, you upload the court order, sentencing paperwork and a statement about each one." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Complete the SB 693 education", "detail": "Every new and renewing applicant does this in the SOS Notary Portal: pay the nonrefundable course fee, watch all four videos, then pass the assessment within 30 minutes. You have 90 days from payment to finish." }, { "step": "Get the bond", "detail": "A $10,000 notary bond from a surety licensed in Texas. The surety completes Form 2301-B, your proof of bond." }, { "step": "Apply in SOSPortal", "detail": "Initial the agreements, answer the criminal history statement, upload Form 2301-B, sign and pay by card. A bonding agency may submit for you." }, { "step": "Take the oath on your commission", "detail": "Once approved, download your commission; you can download it only once, so save it. Sign it under oath before a notary or authorized official. You cannot execute your own commission." }, { "step": "Order the seal and record book", "detail": "Using the exact name, notary ID number and expiration date on the commission." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Education course (SOS Notary Portal)", "amount": "Shown in the portal", "note": "Nonrefundable. The Secretary of State pages we checked don't print the amount." }, { "item": "Commission application", "amount": "Shown in SOSPortal", "note": "Paid by card. Not stated on the pages we checked." }, { "item": "$10,000 bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Does not cap your own liability." }, { "item": "Name change", "amount": "$20 filing fee", "note": "Plus a rider from your surety." }, { "item": "Online notary application (optional)", "amount": "$50 + 2.7%", "note": "Convenience fee on top. Separate commission." } ], "term.paras": [ "Texas commissions last four years. The SB 693 education applies to renewing notaries as well as new ones, so plan time for the portal course before each renewal.", "Report an address change within ten days. You may notarize anywhere in Texas." ], "remote.paras": [ "Texas commissions online notaries who work by two-way audio and video, but only notaries who already hold a current traditional Texas commission. Complete the online notary education in the portal, then apply: $50 plus a 2.7% convenience fee.", "You also need an X.509, PKI-based digital certificate from a third-party provider, an electronic seal, and a third party for identity proofing and credential analysis. Keep an electronic record of each act, including the recording and a backup. The Secretary of State does not recommend providers." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.sos.texas.gov/statdoc/notary-public.shtml" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "UT", "jurisdiction": "Utah", "office": "Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office", "officeUrl": "https://notary.utah.gov/qualifications-and-process", "who.items": [ "18 or older.", "A US citizen, or with permanent resident status under Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.", "Lawfully residing in Utah, or employed in the state, for at least 30 days before applying.", "Able to read, write and understand English.", "A passing score on the online exam and the mandatory background check.", "A bond and oath of office uploaded with no significant misstatement or omission of facts." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Create your account", "detail": "At notaryapplication.utah.gov. This starts your application and the test." }, { "step": "Pay for and pass the exam", "detail": "The $95 administration fee is nonrefundable and results are instant. Retakes cost $40 each, at that rate for 30 days from your first test." }, { "step": "Complete the background check", "detail": "Required since November 1, 2019. You won't be told when it's processed, so carry on." }, { "step": "Buy the $5,000 bond and sign the oath", "detail": "The bond name must match your application and you sign it as principal. The oath usually comes with the bond; have it notarized." }, { "step": "Upload the bond and oath", "detail": "There's no final submit button: once uploaded, the application is complete. The Certificate of Authority comes by email; then buy your stamp and journal from a private vendor." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Exam administration fee", "amount": "$95", "note": "Nonrefundable." }, { "item": "Exam retake", "amount": "$40 each", "note": "At that rate for 30 days from your first test." }, { "item": "$5,000 bond", "amount": "Premium set by surety", "note": "Remote notaries carry $10,000 of coverage in total." }, { "item": "Stamp and journal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Bought after the Certificate of Authority arrives." }, { "item": "Remote online notary application", "amount": "$50", "note": "Optional, paid after the office reviews your documents." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Utah commission lasts four years and is valid anywhere in Utah (46-1-3(5)). Utah has no renewal provision: use your current login to update your information and take the test again. Report a name change with a bond rider, or an address change, within 30 days (46-1-20).", "A new application system was postponed on June 22, 2026; the current application stays open until further notice." ], "remote.paras": [ "You must already hold a Utah commission, and you reapply for remote status at each new commission. Be hired or contracted by an approved vendor, which provides a unique electronic signature and seal. Raise your bond coverage to $10,000 (the office recommends a rider rather than a separate $5,000 bond) and pay the $50 remote application fee after the office reviews your documents.", "You must be physically in Utah (46-1-3.6(1)). Record each remote notarization on audio and video, store it with your electronic journal, and keep a backup of the journal and recording. A remote notarization is the only kind that may go in an electronic journal." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://notary.utah.gov/qualifications-and-process" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "VT", "jurisdiction": "Vermont", "office": "Vermont Office of Professional Regulation", "officeUrl": "https://sos.vermont.gov/notaries-public/faqs", "who.items": [ "18 or older (26 V.S.A. 5341).", "A US citizen or permanent legal resident.", "A Vermont resident, or with a place of employment or practice in Vermont.", "Not disqualified under 26 V.S.A. 5342.", "A pass on a basic examination on the notary statutes, rules and ethics. Judiciary-related employees and Vermont attorneys in good standing are exempt (Rule 4-3)." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Sign the oath first", "detail": "Complete the Oath of Office, sign it before a notary and scan it before you start the online application." }, { "step": "Apply online through OPR", "detail": "Choose Apply by Registration and pay the $30 nonrefundable fee." }, { "step": "Upload the oath", "detail": "Upload the scanned, notarized oath." }, { "step": "Take the jurisprudence exam", "detail": "If it applies to you, complete the open-book exam in the application: 30 multiple-choice and true/false questions. More than six wrong means a retake. Upload only the answer sheet." }, { "step": "Wait for processing", "detail": "Allow 3 to 5 business days." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Commission application", "amount": "$30", "note": "Nonrefundable (26 V.S.A. 5324(a))." }, { "item": "Electronic and remote endorsement", "amount": "$30", "note": "Optional (5324(b))." }, { "item": "Bond", "amount": "None mentioned", "note": "The OPR pages and Rules our kit read mention none." }, { "item": "Stamp", "amount": "Optional", "note": "If you use one, it shows the commission number OPR issued." }, { "item": "Your fee to the public", "amount": "No limit found", "note": "Neither chapter 103 nor the Administrative Rules limit it." } ], "term.paras": [ "Vermont commissions run two years, February 1 through January 31, and expire January 31 of odd years. Renewal requires at least 1 hour of continuing education each two-year period, plus 1 more hour on electronic or remote acts if you hold the endorsement (Rule 9-1); attorneys and judiciary-related employees are exempt. A commission issued within 90 days before a period ends needs no renewal or continuing education before that period ends (Rule 4-9).", "Renewing after January 31 brings late penalties. Report any conviction while commissioned to OPR within 30 days. You must be physically in Vermont for every notarial act (Rule 4-4)." ], "remote.paras": [ "Electronic and remote acts need OPR's special endorsement ($30, 5324(b)). You must hold a current commission in good standing and attest that your tamper-evident, communication and identity-proofing technology complies. You must be in Vermont, with live, real-time audio and video (Rule 8-5).", "Keep the audio-visual recording. The statute says at least 10 years unless OPR's rules set a different period (5379(k)), and Rule 8-2(f)(i) says at least 7 years; keeping it 10 years meets both." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.vermont.gov/notaries-public/faqs" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "VA", "jurisdiction": "Virginia", "office": "Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth", "officeUrl": "https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/official-documents/notary-commissions/", "who.items": [ "At least 18, a legal resident of the United States, and able to read and write English.", "A Virginia resident, or regularly employed in Virginia and notarizing in connection with that job. If that job ends, you must surrender the commission.", "No felony conviction under federal, Virginia or any state's law, unless you were pardoned, the conviction was vacated through a writ of actual innocence, or your civil rights were restored." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Apply", "detail": "Online or on paper, with the $45 nonrefundable fee. Your name must match your state-issued ID exactly. A paper application must be notarized by a traditional Virginia notary, not an electronic one." }, { "step": "Wait for the commission", "detail": "Processing usually takes 2 to 3 weeks. The commission goes to the circuit court you chose, and you are notified." }, { "step": "Claim it within 60 days", "detail": "At that circuit court clerk's office, take the oath and pay the $10 clerk fee. Miss the 60 days for any reason and you reapply and pay again." }, { "step": "Order your seal", "detail": "It must carry your registration number and commission expiration date." }, { "step": "Set up your journal", "detail": "Every act is recorded and kept for five years." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Commission application", "amount": "$45", "note": "Nonrefundable." }, { "item": "Clerk fee for the oath", "amount": "$10", "note": "Paid at the circuit court." }, { "item": "Bond", "amount": "None required", "note": "The handbook suggests considering liability insurance." }, { "item": "Seal", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Must show your registration number and expiration date." }, { "item": "Electronic notary application", "amount": "$45", "note": "Optional, after the traditional commission." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Virginia commission lasts four years and ends on the last day of your birth month (Code of Virginia 47.1-21). You reapply every fourth year; notaries in good standing don't return to court for the oath.", "After a name change, reapply under the new name. Until the new commission arrives, add \"I was commissioned as ...\" to every act, because your seal must match your commissioned name." ], "remote.paras": [ "Virginia allows remote notarization by electronic notaries. First hold a traditional commission picked up from the circuit court, then apply online for an electronic commission ($45, nonrefundable). Buy an electronic seal before applying; you sign electronic documents with a digital certificate, and must tell the Secretary within 90 days if you change technology.", "Remote acts are treated as performed where you are physically located in Virginia. Keep a recording of each video conference act for five years. The fee is up to $25 per electronic act." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/official-documents/notary-commissions/" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/west-virginia" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "WA", "jurisdiction": "Washington", "office": "Washington State Department of Licensing, Notary Public Program", "officeUrl": "https://dol.wa.gov/professional-licenses/notaries-public/get-your-license-notaries-public", "who.items": [ "At least 18.", "Able to read and write English.", "You live in Washington, or have a place of employment or practice there.", "A felony or gross misdemeanor conviction related to notary practice within the past five years could disqualify you; the Department reviews each case.", "No training class or test is required, though the Department strongly urges a class." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Buy a four-year $10,000 surety bond", "detail": "From a surety licensed in Washington. An errors and omissions policy doesn't count as the bond, and your license expires when the bond does." }, { "step": "Sign the oath", "detail": "Complete the Oath of Office form, have it notarized, and keep an electronic copy." }, { "step": "Apply", "detail": "Online through SecureAccess Washington (faster) or by mail to the Notary Public Program, with the oath, the signed bond and the $40 fee. Allow at least 30 days; there is no expedited service." }, { "step": "Order your stamp", "detail": "From your bonding company or a stamp vendor, who by law must see a copy of your notary license first." }, { "step": "Get a bound journal", "detail": "A permanent bound book with numbered pages, kept locked." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Application", "amount": "$40", "note": "Nonrefundable." }, { "item": "Renewal", "amount": "$42", "note": "$57 with the electronic endorsement." }, { "item": "Electronic notarization endorsement", "amount": "$15", "note": "Optional; needed before remote approval." }, { "item": "Name or address change", "amount": "No fee", "note": "A name change also needs a bond rider." }, { "item": "$10,000 four-year bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Buy the full four years, or the license is shorter." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Washington license runs four years, but it ends when your surety bond ends, so a two-year bond means a two-year license. Renewal costs $42, or $57 with the electronic endorsement.", "Report changes to your application information in writing within 15 days (WAC 308-30-280). You may notarize only while physically in Washington (WAC 308-30-110)." ], "remote.paras": [ "Washington notaries can notarize remotely once they hold an electronic records endorsement and are approved for remote notarization (chapter 42.45 RCW). Get the $15 endorsement and tell the Department your software within 30 days of approval, then send the Department the name of your remote software and wait for approval.", "You must be physically in Washington, using synchronous audio and video. Record the act and keep the recording at least 10 years with a backup (WAC 308-30-330). The fee is up to $25 per remote act." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://dol.wa.gov/professional-licenses/notaries-public/get-your-license-notaries-public" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "WV", "jurisdiction": "West Virginia", "office": "West Virginia Secretary of State, Notary Division", "officeUrl": "https://sos.wv.gov/licensing/notary-public/applying-notary-public-commission", "who.items": [ "18 or older.", "A US citizen or permanent legal resident.", "A West Virginia resident, or a resident of another state who works at an office address within West Virginia.", "Able to read and write English, with a high school diploma or its equivalent.", "Not disqualified under W. Va. Code 39-4-21." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Read the notary law", "detail": "W. Va. Code chapter 39, article 4." }, { "step": "Apply online through ERLS", "detail": "Pay the $52 filing fee. You swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that your answers are true; there's no separate oath of office." }, { "step": "Check your commission letter", "detail": "Make sure the name and address are right before you order a stamp. Call the Notary Division at (304) 558-8000 for corrections." }, { "step": "Order your rubber stamp", "detail": "Using exactly the information in the commission letter, to state specifications." }, { "step": "Receive your certificate and handbook", "detail": "You may notarize only once the commission certificate arrives. Read the handbook first." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Filing fee", "amount": "$52", "note": "State or local government notaries may have it waived with a supervisor's letter; federal employees aren't eligible." }, { "item": "Bond", "amount": "Not required", "note": "The $1,000 bond requirement was eliminated in 2018." }, { "item": "Rubber stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Ordered from your commission letter." }, { "item": "e-Notarization authorization (Form N-2)", "amount": "$0", "note": "Optional (39-4-19)." }, { "item": "Out-of-State Commissioner", "amount": "$500", "note": "Optional, nonrefundable, 10-year term. Needed for remote signers outside West Virginia." } ], "term.paras": [ "A West Virginia commission lasts five years.", "A remote act for someone physically outside West Virginia requires appointment as an Out-of-State Commissioner (39-4-37, 39-4-38). Apply on Form CWV-1; you must already be a West Virginia notary with a West Virginia residential address or employer. The fee is $500, no bond is required, and you order a separate commissioner seal. The record must also relate to a West Virginia matter, property or transaction." ], "remote.paras": [ "For electronic acts with the signer in front of you, file the e-Notarization Authorization (Form N-2), no fee, and use technology that meets 153 CSR 45. For remote online acts (39-4-37), you must be in West Virginia, notify the Secretary of State before your first remote act and name your technologies, and identify the signer by personal knowledge, a credible witness or at least two types of identity proofing.", "Remote ink acts on paper (39-4-38) have the signer mail or deliver the signed original to you. Record each remote act on audio and video and keep the recording 5 years. The certificate says: \"This notarial act involved the use of communication technology.\"" ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.wv.gov/licensing/notary-public/applying-notary-public-commission" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "WI", "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin", "office": "Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI)", "officeUrl": "https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/ConsumerServices/NotaryPublic/GeneralInformation.aspx", "who.items": [ "A United States resident, at least 18 (Wis. Stat. 140.02(1)). Wisconsin residency is not listed.", "The equivalent of an 8th grade education, and familiar with a notary's duties.", "No arrest or conviction record that affects your ability to hold a position of public trust.", "A score of 90% or better on DFI's notary exam within one year of applying.", "Wisconsin attorneys in good standing may apply for a permanent commission instead (140.02(2))." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Take the tutorial and exam", "detail": "DFI's online tutorial and exam. Score 90% or better and print the certificate; it counts for one year." }, { "step": "Get the $500 bond", "detail": "A separate $500 bond, not a blanket bond. Sign signature #1 on the bond form, then have a bonding company complete signatures #7 to #13." }, { "step": "Take the oath of office", "detail": "In front of a current notarial officer, with their stamp and signature." }, { "step": "File with DFI", "detail": "Online or on paper with the $20 fee. A complete application usually gets a certificate within 14 business days, and DFI emails you." }, { "step": "Order your stamp", "detail": "With only the three items the statute allows." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Four-year application", "amount": "$20", "note": "Paid to DFI." }, { "item": "Attorney permanent commission", "amount": "$50", "note": "Instead of the four-year application, plus a $3 certificate of good standing dated within 2 months." }, { "item": "$500 bond premium", "amount": "Set by surety", "note": "Damages above $500 are your personal responsibility." }, { "item": "Seal or rubber stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "Only the three items the statute allows." } ], "term.paras": [ "A standard Wisconsin commission lasts four years (140.02(1)(f)); attorney commissions can be permanent. DFI must notify you at least 30 days before your commission expires.", "Moving within the United States does not end your commission." ], "remote.paras": [ "Remote notarization has been permitted since 2019 Wisconsin Act 125, signed March 3, 2020. No extra commission or license is needed, but only DFI-approved technology may be used: pick a provider from DFI's list, complete its onboarding and training, and let it notify DFI. If the Notary Public Search doesn't show you as a remote online notary within 14 days of training, ask the provider to resend.", "You must be physically in Wisconsin. Identify the signer by personal knowledge or two types of third-party identity proofing, add \"This notarial act involved the use of communication technology.\" to the certificate, and keep the recording at least seven years (140.145). Remote estate planning documents follow 140.147: a Wisconsin attorney supervises and the signer is physically in Wisconsin." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/ConsumerServices/NotaryPublic/GeneralInformation.aspx" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "WY", "jurisdiction": "Wyoming", "office": "Wyoming Secretary of State", "officeUrl": "https://sos.wyo.gov/Forms/NotariesPublic/WYNotaryApp.pdf", "who.items": [ "18 or older (W.S. 32-3-120(a)).", "A US citizen, a permanent legal resident or otherwise lawfully present.", "A Wyoming resident, or with a place of employment or practice in Wyoming.", "Notary education completed and the required exam passed (32-3-121).", "Not convicted of a felony as prohibited by W.S. 6-10-106." ], "steps.items": [ { "step": "Complete the education", "detail": "Review the Notary Education Presentation on the Secretary of State's site." }, { "step": "Pass the exam", "detail": "Part III of the application: 20 true/false questions, with at least 14 correct to pass. If you completed education and an exam with an approved vendor, attach the certificate and skip Part III." }, { "step": "Have your oath notarized", "detail": "Part IV must be sworn and signed before a commissioned notary other than you. The Secretary of State's office can't notarize it." }, { "step": "Mail or deliver the form with $60", "detail": "All four parts, as a hard copy, with a check or money order to the Wyoming Secretary of State. Credit cards aren't accepted." }, { "step": "Order a new stamp", "detail": "Your Appointment Letter and Certificate of Commission arrive by email, with instructions on the required stamp design." } ], "costs.rows": [ { "item": "Filing fee", "amount": "$60", "note": "Check or money order; credit cards aren't accepted." }, { "item": "Approved vendor education and exam", "amount": "Set by vendor", "note": "Optional, in place of Part III." }, { "item": "Bond", "amount": "Not required", "note": "A bond or errors and omissions insurance is optional and isn't filed with the county or state." }, { "item": "Stamp", "amount": "Vendor price", "note": "A new stamp for each new or renewed commission." } ], "term.paras": [ "A Wyoming commission lasts six years (32-3-120), and education and the exam are required for every new and renewed commission (32-3-121). You may hold only one Wyoming commission at a time.", "The Secretary of State may deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend or condition a commission (32-3-122). The 2021 law also allows physical notarizations in a bordering state if that state recognizes them." ], "remote.paras": [ "Remote online notarization of electronic records, and remote ink notarization of paper acknowledgments, have been permanently allowed since July 1, 2021. Tell the Secretary of State before your first remote or electronic act (32-3-120(g)); the application asks.", "Record the whole communication on audio and video and keep the recording in your sole possession, with limited exceptions (32-3-118). The statute text our kit read sets no retention period, so ask the Secretary of State. The signer may be in Wyoming, elsewhere in the US or abroad under listed conditions." ], "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://sos.wyo.gov/Forms/NotariesPublic/WYNotaryApp.pdf" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/become-a-notary/other-states" } ] }