Notary Public

Becoming A Notary Public

Each notary public is appointed by the Secretary of the State for a term of five years, beginning on the date of appointment and ending on the last day of the anniversary month five years later. The appointment is evidenced by a Certificate of Appointment bearing the notary's name. Upon receiving the Certificate of Appointment, and before performing any notarial act, the notary must take an oath of office. The appointment and oath of office must be recorded within thirty (30) days of having received the Certificate of Appointment with the town clerk in the town in which the notary resides. The filing fee for recording the notary's commission and oath is twenty dollars ($20.00).

 

Any person who is a resident of Connecticut or who has his/her principal place of business in Connecticut and is eighteen years of age or older, may apply to become a Notary Public in the State of Connecticut. The application for appointment as notary public must be completed online  through the Secretary of State's webpage. For a new notary commission the fee is $120.00. The fee for a renewal is $60.00.

 

For further instruction on filing a Name Change or Change of Address, additional Notary Public information and for the Notary Manual, please visit the Secretary of State’s webpage.  

 

Note: Only original and removal commissions require notary to take oath; the various changes of name and address do not require an oath.

 

Fee Schedule for Recording:
Original commission of notary public	$20.00
Renewal commission	$20.00
Change of name	$15.00
Change of name and change of address within town	$15.00
Change of name and change of address to a new town	$10.00
Change of address to a new town but no change of name	$10.00
Change of address within town but no change of name	No Charge