Contact Information for Other States
| State | Meets or Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements for Licensure or Certification | Agency Information |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Does Not Meet | Agency: Alabama Secretary of State Website: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/administrative-services/notaries-public Phone: (334) 353-2171 Email: Janice.McDonald@sos.alabama.gov Mailing Address: Administrative Services Notaries Public P.O. Box 5616 Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5616 Notes: A notary public at large has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county anywhere within the geographic borders of the state of Alabama. Likewise, an Alabama notary may not perform notarial acts outside of Alabama. |
| Alaska | Does Not Meet | Agency: Alaska Office of Lt. Governor Website: https://ltgov.alaska.gov/notaries-public/ Phone: (907) 465-3509 Email: notary@alaska.gov Mailing Address: Notary Public Office 240 Main Street, Room 301 Juneau, AK 99801 Notes: An Alaska notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county anywhere within the geographic borders of the State of Alaska. Likewise, an Alaska notary public may not perform notarial acts outside of Alaska. |
| Arizona | Does Not Meet | Agency: State of Arizona Secretary of State Website: https://azsos.gov/business/notary-public Phone: 602-542-4285 Email: https://azsos.gov/contact/business-services?category=notary Mailing Address: Attn: Notary Dept. 1700 W. Washington Street, Fl. 7 Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808 Notes: Every state allows notaries to perform different functions. In Arizona, notaries can perform only acknowledgments, jurats, copy certifications, and oaths and affirmations. |
| Arkansas | Does Not Meet | Agency: Arkansas Secretary of State Website: https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/notary-e-notary Phone: 501-682-1010 Email: notary@sos.arkansas.gov Mailing Address: Executive Office State Capitol, Suite 256 500 Woodlane Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201 Notes: |
| California | Does Not Meet | Agency: California Secretary of State Website: https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/ Phone: (916) 653-3595 Email: https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/contact/email-notary-public-and-apostille Mailing Address: Notary Public Section PO Box 942877 Sacramento, CA 94277-0001 Notes: California notaries public have statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts anywhere within the geographic borders of the state of California. Likewise, California notaries may not perform notarial acts outside of California. |
| Colorado | Does Not Meet | Agency: Colorado Secretary of State Website: https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/notary/home.html Phone: 303-894-2200 & Press 4 Email: notary@sos.state.co.us Mailing Address: Business and Licensing Division Notary Program 1700 Broadway, Suite 200 Denver, Colorado 80290 Notes: A Colorado notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county anywhere within the geographic borders of the state of Colorado. Likewise, a notary public may not perform notarial acts outside of Colorado. |
| Connecticut | Does Not Meet | Agency: Connecticut Secretary of State Website: https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Business-Services/Notary/Notary-Public-Licensing Phone: (860) 509-6002 Email: crd@ct.gov Mailing Address: Notary Public Unit PO Box 150470 Hartford, CT 06115-0470 Notes: A Connecticut notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts anywhere within the geographic borders of the State of Connecticut. |
| Delaware | Does Not Meet | Agency: Delaware Secretary of State Website: https://notary.delaware.gov/ Phone: (302) 739-4111 and press 3 Email: notary@delaware.gov Mailing Address: Notary Public Section 401 Federal Street, Suite 4 Dover, DE 19901 Notes: A Delaware notary has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts anywhere within the geographic borders of the state of Delaware. Likewise, a Delaware notary public may not perform notarial acts outside Delaware. |
| Florida | Does Not Meet | Agency: Florida Department of State Website: https://www.flgov.com/notary Phone: (850) 717-9310 Email: notary@eog.myflorida.com Mailing Address: Division of Corporations Notary Section P.O. Box 6327 Tallahassee, FL 32314-6327 Notes: In Florida, notaries are public officers appointed by the Governor at his discretion and the Governor’s Office reviews complaints of misconduct against notaries and takes disciplinary action when deemed appropriate. |
| Georgia | Does Not Meet | Agency: Georgia Superior Court Clerks Cooperative Authority Website: https://www.gsccca.org/notary-and-apostilles Phone: (404) 327-6023 Email: https://www.gsccca.org/contact Mailing Address: Notary Division 1875 Century Blvd, Ste. 100 Atlanta, Georgia 30345 Notes: A nonresident who is a legal resident of a state bordering the state of Georgia can become a Georgia notary public if the person (1) meets the qualifications as a Georgia resident; (2) is a legal resident of a bordering state; (3) is regularly employed or carries on a business or profession in Georgia; (4) submits the application, endorsements, and declaration of applicant; and (4) is appointed and commissioned by the Clerk of Superior Court |
| Hawaii | Does Not Meet | Agency: Department of the Attorney General Website: http://ag.hawaii.gov/notaries-public/ Phone: (808)-586-1216 Email: ATG.Notary@hawaii.gov Mailing Address: Notary Public Office 425 Queen Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Notes: A Hawaii notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts anywhere within the geographic borders of the state of Hawaii, including all islands and waters of Hawaii. |
| Idaho | Does Not Meet | Agency: Idaho Secretary of State Website: https://sos.idaho.gov/notaries-apostilles-authentications/ Phone: (208) 332-2849 or (208) 334-2300 Email: business@sos.idaho.gov Mailing Address: Notary Department P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0080 Notes: An Idaho notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county anywhere within the geographic borders of the state of Idaho. Likewise, an Idaho notary may not perform notarial acts outside of Idaho. |
| Illinois | Does Not Meet | Agency: Office of Illinois Secretary of State Website: https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/notary/home.html Phone: 217-782-7017 Email: https://apps.ilsos.gov/ContactFormsWeb/businessservices_contact.jsp Mailing Address: Springfield Office 111 E. Monroe St. Springfield, IL 62756 Notes: Notaries are appointed by the Secretary of State for a four year term. |
| Indiana | Does Not Meet | Agency: Indiana Secretary of State Website: https://secure.in.gov/sos/business/2490.htm Phone: 317-234-9768 Email: https://inbiz.in.gov/about/contact Mailing Address: 302 W. Washington Street Room E018 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Notes: An Indiana notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county anywhere within the geographic borders of the state of Indiana. Likewise, an Indiana notary may not perform notarial acts outside of Indiana. |
| Iowa | Does Not Meet | Agency: Iowa Secretary of State Website: https://sos.iowa.gov/notaries/about.html Phone: (515) 281-5204 Email: sos@sos.iowa.gov Mailing Address: Notary Division Lucas Building, 1st Floor 321 E. 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Notes: An Iowa notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts anywhere within the geographical boundaries of the state of Iowa. Likewise, an Iowa notary public may not perform notarial acts outside the state of Iowa. |
| Kansas | Does Not Meet | Agency: Kansas Secretary of State Website: https://sos.ks.gov/business/notary.html Phone: (785) 296-4564 Email: notary@ks.gov Mailing Address: Attn: Notary Clerk First Floor, Memorial Hall 120 SW 10th Avenue. Topeka, KS 66612-1594 Notes: A Kansas notary only has jurisdiction to perform notarial acts while the notary is in the state of Kansas. |
| Kentucky | Does Not Meet | Agency: Kentucky Secretary of State Website: http://web.sos.ky.gov/notaries/Index Phone: (502) 564-3490 Email: https://www.sos.ky.gov/Pages/contact.aspx Mailing Address: Notary Commissions 700 Capitol Avenue, Suite 158 PO Box 821 Frankfort, Kentucky 40602-0821 Notes: Notaries may apply to get a Special Commission, which authorizes them to notarize documents inside or outside the state as long as the document will be recorded in Kentucky. |
| Louisiana | Does Not Meet | Agency: Louisiana Secretary of State Website: https://www.sos.la.gov/NotaryAndCertifications/BecomeALouisianaNotary/Pages/default.aspx Phone: 225.922.0507 Email: https://coraweb.sos.la.gov/contact/contactform.aspx?recipient=notary%20division&subject=general%20website%20request%20for%20the%20notaries%20division%20web%20inquiry&returnto=/ouroffice/obtainpublications/pages/default.aspx Mailing Address: Notary Division PO Box 94125 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125 Notes: Louisiana notaries public who are attorneys have statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any parish at any location in Louisiana. Non-attorney notaries public appointed and commissioned in the parish of their residence may exercise any and all of the functions of a notary public within reciprocal parishes that have a population of less than forty thousand and in which his or her employer |
| Maine | Does Not Meet | Agency: Maine Secretary of State Website: https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/notary/notaries.html Phone: (207) 624-7752 Email: CEC.Notaries@Maine.gov Mailing Address: Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions 101 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0101 Notes: A Maine notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county anywhere within the geographic borders of the state of Maine. |
| Maryland | Does Not Meet | Agency: Maryland Secretary of State Website: https://sos.maryland.gov/Notary/Pages/default.aspx Phone: 410-974-5521 Email: dlnotary_sos@maryland.gov Mailing Address: Notary Division, State House 16 Francis Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Notes: A Maryland notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts anywhere within the geographic borders of the state of Maryland. |
| Massachusetts | Does Not Meet | Agency: Office of the Governor Website: https://www.mass.gov/becoming-a-notary-public Phone: (617) 725-4016 Email: https://www.mass.gov/forms/email-the-governors-office Mailing Address: Notary Public Office 24 Beacon Street, Room 184 State House Boston, MA 02133 Notes: Massachusetts notaries public may perform notarial acts anywhere within the geographic borders of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Massachusetts notaries public may not perform notarial acts outside the Commonwealth. |
| Michigan | Does Not Meet | Agency: The Office of Secretary of State Website: https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_95527_95529---,00.html Phone: (888) 767-6424 Email: https://mdossupport.happyfox.com/new/ Mailing Address: Michigan Department of State Office of the Great Seal 7064 Crowner Blvd Lansing, MI 48918-1750 Notes: Michigan notaries have statewide jurisdiction, and they must be physically within the geographic borders of the state of Michigan. Likewise, Michigan notaries public may not perform notarial acts outside of Michigan. |
| Minnesota | Does Not Meet | Agency: Office of the Secretary of State Website: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/notary-apostille/ Phone: 651-296-2803 Email: notary.sos@state.mn.us Mailing Address: 60 Empire Drive, Suite 100 Retirement Systems of MN Building St. Paul, MN 55103 Notes: A Minnesota notary has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county at any location in Minnesota. Likewise, a notary public may not perform notarial acts outside Minnesota. |
| Mississippi | Does Not Meet | Agency: Secretary of State Website: https://www.sos.ms.gov/BusinessServices/Pages/Notaries-Apostilles.aspx Phone: 601-359-1615 Email: https://www.sos.ms.gov/Pages/MailForm.aspx?m=e5139021-41a1-401b-b9bd-2d73d593b373 Mailing Address: Business Services Division P.O. Box 136 Jackson, MS 39205-0136 Notes: Mississippi notaries public have statewide jurisdiction, and they must be physically within the geographic borders of the state of Mississippi. While Mississippi notaries may notarize in any county within Mississippi, their official notary seal must show the county of their residence in Mississippi. |
| Missouri | Does Not Meet | Agency: Missouri Secretary of State Website: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Business/Notary/newNotary/ Phone: (573) 751-2783 Email: commissions@sos.mo.gov Mailing Address: James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center PO Box 784 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Notes: A Missouri Notary can perform notarial acts anywhere within the state's borders. |
| Montana | Does Not Meet | Agency: Montana Secretary of State Website: https://sosmt.gov/notary/ Phone: (406)444-5379 or (406)444-1877 Email: sosnotary@mt.gov Mailing Address: Certifications and Notary Services P.O. Box 202801 Helena, MT 59620-2801 Notes: Montana allows its Notaries to perform notarial acts in a bordering state that recognizes the Notary's authority — currently only Wyoming and North Dakota do this |
| Nebraska | Does Not Meet | Agency: Nebraska Secretary of State Website: sos.notary@nebraska.gov Phone: (402) 471-2558 Email: sos.notary@nebraska.gov Mailing Address: Business Services Division Notary Division PO Box 95104 Lincoln, NE 68509-5104 Notes: A Nebraska notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county anywhere within the geographic borders of Nebraska. Likewise, a Nebraska notary public may not perform notarial acts outside of Nebraska. |
| Nevada | Does Not Meet | Agency: Nevada Secretary of State Website: https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/licensing/notary Phone: (775) 684-5708 Email: sosmail@sos.nv.gov Mailing Address: Notary Division 101 North Carson Street, Suite 3 Carson City, Nevada 89701-3714 Notes: Nevada notaries have statewide jurisdiction, and they must be physically within the geographic borders of the state of Nevada. Likewise, Nevada notaries public may not perform notarial acts outside of Nevada. |
| New Hampshire | Does Not Meet | Agency: Secretary of State Website: https://sos.nh.gov/administration/administration/notary-public/ Phone: 603-271-3242 Email: elections@sos.nh.gov Mailing Address: Department of State, State House 107 North Main Street, Room 204 Concord, NH 03301 Notes: A New Hampshire notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county within the borders of the state of New Hampshire. A New Hampshire notary may not perform notarial acts outside New Hampshire. |
| New Jersey | Does Not Meet | Agency: Department of the Treasury Website: https://www.njportal.com/DOR/Notary Phone: (609) 292-0642 Email: https://www.nj.gov/treasury/assets/contact/contact-treas.shtml Mailing Address: Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services Notary Public Unit PO Box 452 Trenton, NJ 08646-0452 Notes: A notary public who has been duly commissioned and qualified is authorized to perform his duties throughout the State. A New Jersey notary public may not perform notarial acts outside the geographic borders of New Jersey. |
| New Mexico | Does Not Meet | Agency: NM Office of the Secretary of State Website: https://www.sos.state.nm.us/notary-and-apostille/notary-commissions/ Phone: (505) 827-3600 or (800) 477-3632 Email: Business.Services@state.nm.us Mailing Address: Business Services Notary Division 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300 Santa Fe, NM 87503 Notes: New Mexico notaries public have statewide jurisdiction, and they must be physically within the geographic borders of the state of New Mexico. |
| New York | Does Not Meet | Agency: New York State Department of State Website: https://www.dos.ny.gov/licensing/notary/notary.html Phone: (518) 474-4429 Email: https://www.dos.ny.gov/about/contact.asp Mailing Address: Department of State Division of Licensing Services Notary Public P.O. Box 22065 Notes: New York notaries public have statewide jurisdiction, and they must perform all notarizations within the geographic borders of the State of New York. |
| North Carolina | Meets | Agency: North Carolina Secretary of State Website: https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/notary/become_a_notary Phone: 919-814-5400 Email: notary@sosnc.gov Mailing Address: The Notary Public Section Post Office Box 29626 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0626 Notes: A North Carolina notary public may notarize documents in any North Carolina county. |
| North Dakota | Does Not Meet | Agency: State of North Dakota Secretary of State Website: https://sos.nd.gov/notaries-public Phone: (701) 328-2901 Email: https://sos.nd.gov/office-secretary-state/contact-us Mailing Address: State of North Dakota Accounting/Notary Unit 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 108 Bismarck, ND 58505-0500 Notes: Reciprocity: A notarial act performed in North Dakota by a notary public of a bordering state has the same effect as if the notarial act were performed by a North Dakota notary, if the bordering state grants North Dakota notaries similar authority within that state. Montana is currently the only state that practices reciprocity. |
| Ohio | Does Not Meet | Agency: Ohio Secretary of State Website: https://www.sos.state.oh.us/notary/ Phone: (614) 644-4459 Email: https://sosforms.ohiosos.gov/forms/ContactUs/contact-us-notary-commission Mailing Address: Notary 180 E. Broad St., 16th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Notes: Ohio notaries public have statewide jurisdiction, and they must be physically within the geographic borders of the State of Ohio.Likewise, an Ohio notary public may not perform notarial acts outside Ohio. |
| Oklahoma | Does Not Meet | Agency: Oklahoma Secretary of State Website: https://www.sos.ok.gov/notary/info/gettingStarted.aspx Phone: (405) 521-2516 Email: https://www.sos.ok.gov/help/support.aspx Mailing Address: Notary Division 421 N.W. 13th Street, Suite 210 Oklahoma City OK 73103-3701 Notes: A notary public may perform notarial acts within any county in Oklahoma. |
| Oregon | Does Not Meet | Agency: Oregon Secretary of State Website: https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/notary.aspx Phone: (503) 986-2200 Email: https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/got-a-question.aspx Mailing Address: Corporation Division Notary Section 255 Capitol Street N.E., Suite 151 Salem, OR 97310-1327 Notes: An Oregon notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county anywhere within the geographic borders of Oregon. Likewise, an Oregon notary public may not perform notarial acts outside of Oregon. |
| Pennsylvania | Does Not Meet | Agency: Pennsylvania Department of State Website: http://www.dos.pa.gov/OtherServices/Notaries/Pages/default.aspx Phone: (717) 787-5280 Email: ST-NOTARIES@pa.gov Mailing Address: Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation Legislation and Notaries 210 North Office Building Harrisburg, PA 17120-0029 Notes: A Pennsylvania notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in all counties within the geographic borders in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A notary public must be physically present in Pennsylvania regardless of whether the notarization is in-person or remote. A Pennsylvania notary public commission is only valid in and for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
| Rhode Island | Does Not Meet | Agency: Rhode Island Department of State Website: https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/notary-public Phone: (401) 222-3040 Email: notaries@sos.ri.gov Mailing Address: Business Services Division/Notary 148 W. River Street Providence, RI 02904-2615 Notes: A Rhode Island notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county within the borders of the state of Rhode Island. Likewise, a Rhode Island notary may not perform notarial acts outside Rhode Island. |
| South Carolina | Does Not Meet | Agency: South Carolina Secretary of State Website: https://sos.sc.gov/services-and-filings/notaries Phone: 1-803-734-2512 Email: https://sos.sc.gov/contact/notaries Mailing Address: Notary Public Division 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525 Columbia, SC 29201 Notes: South Carolina notaries have statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county at any location in South Carolina. A notary public may not perform notarial acts outside the state of South Carolina. However, documents for use in another state may be notarized in South Carolina so long as the notarization physically takes place within the borders of South Carolina. |
| South Dakota | Does Not Meet | Agency: South Dakota Secretary of State Website: https://sdsos.gov/general-services/notary-public/how-become-notary.aspx Phone: (605) 773-3537 Email: Notary@state.sd.us Mailing Address: Division of General Services Notary Commissions 500 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 204 Pierre, SD 57501-5077 Notes: South Dakota notaries public have statewide jurisdiction, and they must perform notarial acts within the geographic borders of the State of South Dakota. |
| Tennessee | Does Not Meet | Agency: Tennessee Secretary of State Website: http://sos.tn.gov/notary-commissions Phone: 615-741-3699 Email: TNSOS.MVTL@tn.gov Mailing Address: Business Services Notary Commissions 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue 6th Floor, Snodgrass Tower Notes: A Tennessee notary public is authorized to act in any county in the State of Tennessee. |
| Texas | Does Not Meet | Agency: Texas Secretary of State Website: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/notary-public.shtml Phone: (512) 463-5705 Email: notary@sos.texas.gov Mailing Address: Texas Secretary of State P.O. Box 13375 Austin, Texas 78711-3375 Notes: Texas notaries have statewide jurisdiction. |
| Utah | Does Not Meet | Agency: Office of the Lieutenant Governor Website: https://notary.utah.gov/ Phone: 801-538-1041 Email: notary@utah.gov Mailing Address: Utah State Capitol Complex Notary Office 350 N. State Street, Suite 220 P.O. Box 142325 Notes: A Utah notary has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts in any county at any location in Utah. However, a notary public may not perform notarial acts outside the state of Utah. |
| Vermont | Does Not Meet | Agency: Vermont Secretary of State - Office of Professional Regulation Website: https://sos.vermont.gov/notaries-public/ Phone: (802) 828-1505 Email: https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/about-opr/contact-us/?lamcontact Mailing Address: Office of Professional Regulation 89 Main Street, 3rd Floor Montpelier VT 05620-3402 Notes: A notary public commissioned under 26 V.S.A. Chapter 103 may only perform notarial acts anywhere within the geographic borders of the state of Vermont. |
| Virginia | Does Not Meet | Agency: Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth Website: https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/official-documents/notary-commissions/ Phone: (804) 692-2536 Email: notary@governor.virginia.gov Mailing Address: Post Office Box 1795 Richmond, Virginia 23218-1795 Notes: Notaries may notarize a document inside or outside the Commonwealth if the document will be used in the Commonwealth or by the U.S. government. However, Virginia notaries public have statewide jurisdiction, and they must be physically within the geographic borders of the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
| Washington | Does Not Meet | Agency: Washington State Department of Licensing Website: https://www.dol.wa.gov/business/notary/ Phone: 1-360-664-1550 Email: notaries@dol.wa.gov Mailing Address: Notary Public Program PO Box 3856 Seattle, WA 98124-3856 Notes: A Washington notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts anywhere within the geographic borders of the state of Washington. |
| West Virginia | Does Not Meet | Agency: West Virginia Secretary of State Website: https://sos.wv.gov/business/Pages/NotaryApp.aspx Phone: (304) 558-8000 Email: Notary@wvsos.gov Mailing Address: Licensing Division 1900 Kanawha Blvd, East Bldg. 1, Suite 157-K Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0775 Notes: A West Virginia notary public has statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts anywhere within the geographic borders of the state of West Virginia. |
| Wisconsin | Does Not Meet | Agency: State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Website: https://www.wdfi.org/Apostilles_Notary_Public_and_Trademarks/defaultNotary.htm Phone: 608-266-8915 Email: DFINotary@dfi.wisconsin.gov Mailing Address: Notary Records Section P.O. Box 7847 Madison, WI 53707-7847 Notes: Wisconsin notaries public have statewide jurisdiction and may perform notarial acts anywhere within the geographic borders of Wisconsin. A notary public must be physically present in Wisconsin regardless of whether the notarization is in-person or remote. A Wisconsin notary public commission is only valid in and for the State of Wisconsin. |
| Wyoming | Does Not Meet | Agency: Wyoming Secretary of State Website: https://sos.wyo.gov/Services/Notaries.aspx Phone: (307) 777-5335 Email: Notaries@wyo.gov Mailing Address: Notary Division State Capitol Building 200 West 24th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Notes: Wyoming allows its Notaries to perform notarial acts in a bordering state that recognizes the Notary's authority — currently only Montana does this |
| District of Columbia | Does Not Meet | Agency: Office Secretary of the District of Columbia Website: https://os.dc.gov/service/notary-commissions Phone: (202) 727-3117 Email: notary@dc.gov Mailing Address: Office of Notary Commission and Authentications 441 4th Street, NW Suite 810 South Washington, D.C. 20001 Notes: District of Columbia notaries public have districtwide jurisdiction, and they must be physically within the geographical borders of the District of Columbia to perform notarial acts. Likewise, a District of Columbia notary public may not perform notarial acts outside the District. The District of Columbia does not recognize licenses or commissions from other jurisdictions; there is no reciprocity. |
| American Samoa | Does Not Meet | |
| Guam | Does Not Meet | Agency: Guam Office of the Attorney General Website: http://guamag.org/faqs/notary_selections.html Phone: (671) 475-3324 ext. 3770 Email: jfejeran@guamag.org Mailing Address: 590 S. Marine Corps Dr. Suite 706 Tamuning, Guam 96913 Notes: You must to be a U.S. citizen to become a notary in Guam. A government notary may perform notarial acts only during work hours and may not charge for these notarial services. To become a government notary, one must be employed by the government of Guam. |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Does Not Meet | Agency: Office of the Attorney General - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Website: https://www.cnmioag.org/publications/application-for-notary-public-commission/ Phone: 670-237-7500 Email: https://www.cnmioag.org/contact-us/ Mailing Address: Caller Box 10007 Saipan, MP 96950 Notes: No training course or exam is required. |
| Puerto Rico | Does Not Meet | Agency: N/A Website: Phone: N/A Email: N/A Mailing Address: Notes: In Puerto Rico, only Puerto Rico lawyers can be notary publics. To become a notary attorney or notary lawyer you must first pass the Puerto Rico bar exam and then pass a separate test to be admitted as a notary lawyer. Next, you must be authorized to practice as a notary by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Once sworn in, one can practice as a notary for life. |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Does Not Meet |
