Notaries Public in Colorado

Welcome to the Notary Near Me ™ page for Colorado. Click on the links above to find a notary in Colorado by city. Once you locate a Colorado 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 Colorado

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

Qualifications

In order to become a Notary Public in Colorado, you must be 18 years of age or older and be a legal resident of Colorado. You may not have had a felony conviction, been convicted of a misdemeanor involving dishonesty within the previous 5 years, or ever had a notary commission revoked. Applicants must be able to read and write English.

A complete overview of qualifications and requirements for being appointed as a CO Notary Public can be viewed on the Secretary of State website: http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/notary/home.html

Notary Exam

Preparation for the online notary exam should include the notary public training classes scheduled by the Secretary of State's office: http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/notary/notaryTesting.html. The Notary Handbook is an additional resource to help applicants prepare for the notary public exam including Colorado laws for notaries public.

Notary Public CO Mobile Notary Fees

There are not any restrictions on the amount a Colorado 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 CO Maximum Notary Fees

Colorado notaries public may charge a maximum fee of $5 per notary signature/seal. Refer to the Notary Handbook to see the maximum fees (Colorado Revised Statutes Section 12-55-121).

Colorado 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.

Colorado 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.