Notary Manual

Required information to verify a notary:

• Either the notary name, exactly as it appears on the notary seal or certificate (commission name), or the commission number.
• If the notary is commissioned with a middle name, the middle name is required.
• Commission numbers are not available to the public.

You can also search for a notary near you by selecting the link at the bottom “Find a Notary Near You.” See Figure 9.

The “Find a Notary” online registry is free for notaries and the public. Notaries are able to list their contact information on the Department's website including: the counties they serve, the hours and days of their availability, languages they speak and whether they provide eNotary services. Citizens seeking a notary can search the registry based on these criteria.

This Find a Notary Near Me tool allows you to find a notary in the SOS Registry. After filling in the entry fields, click one of the action buttons: Search Near Address, Search Near Me, or More Filters.

Enter a street address, city, state, zip code, or all three.

Click Search.

To locate the closest notaries, simply click Search Near Me.

Currently active notaries can change their listing in the directory by clicking the Update Your Notary Information button. See the top of Figure 9.