Notaries Public in North Dakota

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

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

Qualifications

In order to become a Notary Public in North Dakota, you must be 18 years of age or older. You must be a legal resident or have a place of employment in North Dakota, or reside in a county bordering North Dakota and which is in a state that extends reciprocity to Notaries residing in a border county of North Dakota. You must also be a citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States. Applicants must be able to read and write English.

A complete overview of qualifications and requirements for being appointed as a ND Notary Public can be viewed on the Secretary of State website: http://sos.nd.gov/notaries-public/how-become-notary-public

Notary Public North Dakota Mobile Notary Fees

Mobile notaries in North Dakota may charge a travel fee to perform a notarial act if the travel fee is agreed to by the Notary and client in advance. The client must understand that the travel fee is in addition to the fee for performing the notarial act and is not required by law.

Notary Public North Dakota Maximum Notary Fees

Maximum notarization fees are based on the North Dakota Government Code Section 44-06.1-28. A notary may charge a fee of no more than $5 per notarial act. Refer to the Secretary of State website for more information.

North Dakota 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.

North Dakota 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.