How to Register your Notary Commission

If you don’t have a registered commission, the first time you visit the “Journal” tab you will be prompted to register your commission.

Alternatively, you can visit “Menu”, click “View commission profiles” under “Journal Settings”, and click “New”.

The only required fields are: “Name”, “State”, and “Expiration date”.

“Name” should be exactly what you used when you first filed your form to get your notary commission. If you are requested to submit one or several journal entries, the exported PDF will include the “Name” you set in this form.

Regarding “State”, the importance of filling this out is that NotaryCentral activates state-specific safeguards to help you stay compliant.

“Expiration date” is also important to help you stay compliant.

Regarding “Commission number”, while not expressly required, if you do set it, then any exported PDFs of your journal entries will include this number.

Some states require that you fill in the other fields such as address, phone number, statement for journal handling upon the Notary’s death, and Signature. Please consult your state handbook to determine whether you should fill those out.

Remember you can always come back to this page and update your commission info should you need to.

If you have more than one notary commission, you can register them by clicking “Menu”, click “View commission profiles” under “Journal Settings”, and click “New”.