Notaries Public in Arkansas

Welcome to the Notary Near Me ™ page for Arkansas. Click on the links above to find a notary in Arkansas by city. Once you locate an Arkansas Notary Public, view details of their professional notary experience on their profile page, such as whether they are a loan signing agent, or can receive e-docs.

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Become a Notary Public in Arkansas

The information and links below provide a general overview of how to become a Notary Public in Arkansas

Qualifications

Notaries in Arkansas are appointed and commissioned by the Secretary of State. In order to become a Notary Public in Arkansas, you must must be a legal resident of Arkansas, or a legal resident of an adjoining state and employed in Arkansas. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, able to read and write English, and not have had a notary commission revoked within the previous 10 years.

More information on qualifications and training to become an AR Notary Public can be viewed on the Secretary of State website: http://bcs.sos.arkansas.gov

Notary Public AR Mobile Notary Fees

There are not any restrictions on the amount an Arkansas Mobile Notary may charge as a travel fee. Mobile notaries may charge extra for late night signings, as well as hospital and jail signings.

Notary Public AR Maximum Notary Fees

Arkansas notaries public may charge a maximum fee of $5 per notary signature/seal. Refer to the Arkansas Notary Public and eNotary Handbook to see the maximum notary fees.

Arkansas Notary Public Acknowledgment Information

An acknowledgment is the notary act of a signer declaring to a Notary Public that they have willingly signed a document. The act of presenting a signed document before a Notary Public and asking the Notary Public to notarize the signature constitutes acknowledging signing the document. The signer may sign the document before being in the presence of the Notary Public, however, the signer must appear before the Notary Public to sign the notary journal and receive the affixation of the notary seal on the notary certificate.

Arkansas Notary Public Jurat Information

A Jurat is the notary act of a signer swearing under oath before a Notary Public that the statement in the notarized document is true. Jurat certificate wording must accompany all Jurat notary acts in one of the following: within the document itself, after the signature area(s), or on an attached certificate form.