State Information for Arizona
Arizona Notary Requirements and Information
Arizona Notary Commission Qualifications
Notary applicants must:
be at least 18 years of age;
be a resident of Arizona;
be able to read and write English;
be a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States; and
not have been convicted of a felony (if convicted must have his/her civil rights restored), or have a conviction of a lesser offense involving moral turpitude.
How to Apply to Become an Arizona Notary
See detailed information on the website of the Arizona Secretary of State: https://azsos.gov/business/notary-public/become-new-arizona-notary
Secretary of State
Term of Office
4 Year Term
Notary Education and/or Exam Requirement
Notary competency examination required, effective July 1,2025 for new and renewing notaries.
Notary Bond Requirement
$5,000 Bond Required (4-year term)
Notary Recordbook (Journal) Requirement
Recordbook required, paper and electronic notarial acts. The Notary must keep one paper journal at a time, unless one or more entries are not public records. In that case, two separate journals, one for each type of record, must be maintained. If a Notary keeps only one journal, that journal is presumed to be a public record. Journals containing non-public records belong to the Notarys employer and shall be retained by the employer. Journals containing only public records belong to the Notary.
Notaries authorized to perform remote online notarizations must maintain records of those notarizations in one or more electronic journals (not paper) and must create/store an audio-video recording of those notarizations. The A-V recording cannot include images of any notarized electronic record. See Arizona Revised Statutes and Arizona Administrative Code for more details.
Notary Seal Requirement
Ink stamp required, paper notarial acts. Dark ink specified. Embossing seal may be used ONLY in conjunction with the official ink stamp.
Electronic seal specified for electronic and remote online notarizations. Electronic seal required for notarization of an electronic will.
Authorized Duties
Oaths/affirmations;
acknowledgments and proofs;
copy certification.
A Remote Online Notary may notarize for a remotely located individual using communication technology and subject to requirements and limitations in statutes and any administrative rules.
Change of Name, Address or Eligibility Status
See detailed information on the website of the Arizona Secretary of State: https://azsos.gov/business/notary-public/existing-notaries#update
Contact Information for the State of Arizona
Arizona State Notary Website
https://azsos.gov/business/notary
State of Arizona Online Notary Search
https://apps.azsos.gov/apps/notary/search/Default.aspx
State of Arizona Notary Manual
https://azsos.gov/media/143
State of Arizona Notary Resources
https://azsos.gov/business/notary-public/notary-resources
Phone Number
(602) 542-6187
Mailing Address
Secretary of State
Notary Department
1700 W Washington St, FL2
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Apostille Certification Information
Phone Number
(602) 542-6187
Further Information
https://azsos.gov/business/authentication
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