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All applicants
for the notary commission must be at least 18 years of
age by the application date.
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Commissions are for a statutory term of five
(5) years.
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Once
the application has been accepted for
filing with the State Treasurer, you will be sent a qualifying
form and a notary identification certificate. (Keep this in
a very safe place.) The process may take from 2 to 4 weeks to
complete
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The newly appointed Notary must go to
the County Clerk’s office where they live to be sworn in within ninety (90)
days of the Notary's Commission approval receipt from
Trenton. If the oath of office is not completed by the
90th day after approval, on the 91st day applicants must reapply and start
the process all over; no exceptions and no refunds of the
fees!
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The
$25.00 notary application fee to the State Treasurer is not refundable.
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The
fee for the County Clerk Oath of Office is $15.00 payable at
the time of the Oath process .
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No
appointments are necessary for the oath.
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Oaths are administered during normal office hours.
Notary
Tools
New
Jersey Notary are recommended to use a self-inking notary stamp
with all pertinent notary information in order to facilitate
notarizations.
Metal
embosser stamps are recommended for notarized documents going out
of state and or out of the US.
Notary
Public Seminar, LLC highly recommends that all NJ notaries keep an
official journal of all notarial acts performed.
We
also recommend that all notaries personally know and follow
the state laws pertaining to notaries as they are 100% liable for
their actions as a notary.
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