Notary services in District of Columbia

D.C. Code Title 1 Ch. 12A: the Mayor an assurance in the form of a surety bond or its functional equivalent in the amount of $2,000, or other amount prescribed by rules issued by the Mayor. The assurance shall be issued by a surety or other entity licensed or authorized to do business in the District. The assurance shall cover acts performed during the term of the notar

DC SOS: your electronic seal. Journal: Keep an electronic journal of all IPEN and/or remote notarial transactions. More Information: ONCA: New Notary Application Guide 2026 IPEN and RON Application for Endorsement Notification District of Columbia Notary Public Municipal Notary Commission Codes District of Columbia Municipal Regulations: Notary Regula

D.C. Code Title 1 Ch. 12A: al appearance required. § 1–1231.06. Identification of individual. § 1–1231.07. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act. § 1–1231.08. Signature if individual unable to sign. § 1–1231.09. Notarial act in the District. § 1–1231.10. Notarial act in another state. § 1–1231.11. Notarial act

D.C. Code Title 1 Ch. 12A: nt-issued identification that is: (A) A passport, driver's license, or government-issued nondriver identification card; or (B) Another form of government identification issued to an individual, which contains the signature or a photograph of the individual and is satisfactory to the officer; or (2) A verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing before the officer and known to the officer or whom the officer can

D.C. Code Title 1 Ch. 12A: ic electronic database. § 1–1231.25. Prohibited acts. § 1–1231.26. Validity of notarial acts. § 1–1231.27. Existing notary public commission. § 1–1231.28. Savings clause. § 1–1231.29. Uniformity of application and construction. § 1–1231.30. Relation to electronic signatures in

D.C. Code Title 1 Ch. 12A: ees. (a) (1) A notary public may charge fees for performing notarial acts as established by the Mayor by rule issued pursuant to § 1-1231.31 . (2) A notary public who is exempted from the payment of the application fee pursuant to § 1-1231.19(b) shall not collect a notary fee. (b) A notary public may charge, up

DC SOS: ission expiration date. How much is the application fee? $75 How do I know if I was approved? Applicants receive an email at each step of the application process. Do I have to go to training? New applicants attend the DC New Notary Public Orientation. If a renewal applicant has been uncommissioned f

D.C. Code Title 1 Ch. 12A: –1231.13a. Notarial act performed for remotely located individual. § 1–1231.14. Certificate of notarial act. § 1–1231.15. Short forms. § 1–1231.16. Official seal. § 1–1231.17. Notarial sealer. § 1–1231.18. Journal. § 1–1231.19. Commission as notary public; endorsement as an electronic n

D.C. Code Title 1 Ch. 12A: or on behalf of the person required to retain the recording. The recording shall be retained for at least 10 years. (k) Before a notary public performs the notary public's initial notarial act under this section, the notary public must notify the Mayor that the notary public will be performing nota