--- title: "Does a Power of Attorney Need to Be Notarized in New Jersey?" description: "New Jersey power of attorney: yes, a notary is required, per the official page. What else the signing needs, and the next step." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-new-jersey" --- Does it need a notary? · New Jersey # Does a power of attorney need to be notarized in New Jersey? The answer from the state's own pages, what else a power of attorney needs to be signed properly here, and how to get it done. ✓ New Jersey commissioned notary, no. 50244803, insured for errors and omissions. [See the credentials](/about/credentials) Yes, a notary is required. In writing, signed and acknowledged as set out in R.S.46:14-2.1 (the acknowledgment statute for recorded documents). ## In the official wording "must be in writing, duly signed and acknowledged in the manner set forth in R.S.46:14-2.1." From the official pages listed below, checked November 2026. ## What else the signing needs Witnesses None under the execution rule we read. The formality section asks for a writing, a signature and an acknowledgment, not witnesses. "must be in writing, duly signed and acknowledged in the manner set forth in R.S.46:14-2.1." Agent's acknowledgment The act sets the agent's duties but has no separate signed acceptance. "An attorney-in-fact has a fiduciary duty to the principal" Recording for real estate The act doesn't require recording; an affidavit of the agent is recordable when the transaction needs a recordable instrument. "likewise recordable" Durable after incapacity Durable when it contains the statute's words showing the authority survives disability or incapacity. "A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney which contains the words" **Not confirmed on the pages we read:** an official form. Check with [P.L.2000, c.109, Revised Durable Power of Attorney Act (New Jersey Legislature)](https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2000/PL00/109_.HTM). ## Next step Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in New Jersey, 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week, by appointment. New Jersey law lets a New Jersey notary notarize for a signer located in another state ([N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10](https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2020/PL21/179_.HTM)). Need this notarized? [Get it notarized online by a New Jersey notary over video](/notary/remote-online-notarization). New Jersey's deed-acknowledgment statute, R.S.46:14-2.1, as amended by P.L.2021, c.179, covers acknowledgments by communication technology, and N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.15 covers recording a paper copy of an electronic record. Whether a particular county clerk or title company takes a document is still their call, so ask before you sign. If the agent will use it for real estate, ask the title company or the county clerk before you sign. [Notarize it online ($50 per session)](/notary/#order) [Book a mobile notary](/notary/?service=mobile&doc=power-of-attorney#order) Booking sends a request; we confirm the time and the price before you pay. ## Get it notarized online today Online notary: open now until 9 PM ET · sessions by appointment · times confirmed by email A New Jersey notary can notarize this with you on a video call, wherever you are in the U.S. $50 for the session, $10 for each extra signer. Any other fee shows in the booking form before you confirm. Open 7 am to 9 pm ET, every day, by appointment. **What you need** - A valid government photo ID - A computer or phone with a camera - The unsigned document [Book an online session](/notary/?service=ron#order) Our certificate states the act was performed using communication technology, as New Jersey law requires. [What it must say](/notary/remote-online-notarization-certificate-wording) Most U.S. recipients accept a remotely notarized document; check with whoever will receive it. [What to ask them](/notary/will-my-online-notarization-be-accepted) · [Several signers](/notary/online-notarization-multiple-signers) ## And a health care power of attorney? **A notary or witnesses.** Notarize it, or sign and date it in front of two adult witnesses; the health care representative can't be a witness. "You can choose to get your advance directive notarized, in which case you don't need additional witnesses." Two adult witnesses if you don't use a notary. From [Advance Directive Forms and FAQs (New Jersey Department of Health)](https://www.nj.gov/health/advancedirective/ad/forums-faqs/). A health care document follows its own signing rule, separate from the financial one. ## Official sources - [P.L.2000, c.109, Revised Durable Power of Attorney Act (New Jersey Legislature)](https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2000/PL00/109_.HTM) (checked November 2026) - [Advance Directive Forms and FAQs (New Jersey Department of Health)](https://www.nj.gov/health/advancedirective/ad/forums-faqs/) (checked November 2026) We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance. ## Common questions **Is notarization required for a power of attorney in New Jersey?** Yes, a notary is required. In writing, signed and acknowledged as set out in R.S.46:14-2.1 (the acknowledgment statute for recorded documents). **Are witnesses needed for a New Jersey power of attorney?** None under the execution rule we read. The formality section asks for a writing, a signature and an acknowledgment, not witnesses. **Does the agent sign anything in New Jersey?** The act sets the agent's duties but has no separate signed acceptance. **Does a New Jersey power of attorney have to be recorded for a house sale?** The act doesn't require recording; an affidavit of the agent is recordable when the transaction needs a recordable instrument. **Does a medical power of attorney need a notary in New Jersey?** A notary or witnesses. Notarize it, or sign and date it in front of two adult witnesses; the health care representative can't be a witness. **Can I sign a New Jersey power of attorney with an online notary?** Our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in New Jersey. You're signing with a New Jersey notary under New Jersey law, so no other state's recognition rule comes into it. A New Jersey notary physically in New Jersey may notarize for a remotely located signer, and the act counts as performed in New Jersey. ## Keep going - [New Jersey power of attorney signing requirements](/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-new-jersey) - [Signing checklist](/notary/power-of-attorney-signing-checklist?state=nj&type=financial) - [Power of attorney rules in every state](/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-by-state) - [A will in New Jersey](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-new-jersey) A power of attorney in another state: [New Hampshire](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-new-hampshire) · [New Mexico](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-new-mexico) · [every state](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary?doc=power-of-attorney) ## Ready to sign? Book a video session. [Book an online notarization](/notary/#order)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)