WI
Notary services in Wisconsin
RON authorized No marriage solemnization Copy cert allowed VIN verification N/A
Jurisdiction overview
Remote online (RON)
Authorized
Marriage solemnization
Not permitted
Copy certification
Permitted
VIN verification
Not specified
Listed notaries
0
Services available in Wisconsin
Core Notarial Acts
from $10
from $10
from $10
from $10
from $10
Remote Online Notarization (RON)
RON only
from $25
Real Estate & Mortgage
from $150
from $200
from $25
from $15
from $150
from $15
Legal Documents
from $25
from $25
from $25
from $25
from $25
Travel & Immigration
from $15
from $15
from $20
from $20
Business & Corporate
from $25
from $25
from $25
Medical & Healthcare
from $25
from $25
from $15
Specialty Services
from $50
from $100
from $50
Services with restrictions in Wisconsin
Marriage Solemnization
Marriage solemnization by notaries is not authorized in Wisconsin under state law.
Requirements shown from the human-reviewed legal knowledge base
(6 approved rules)
.
Notary requirements & rules
Bond
Wis. Stat. ch. 140: e official oath and execute and file an official bond
in the sum of $500, with a surety executed by a surety company
and approved by the department.
(e) The qualified applicant Mandatory
Wis. Stat. ch. 140: e official oath and execute and file an official bond
in the sum of $500, with a surety executed by a surety company
and approved by the department.
(e) The qualified applicant shall file his or her signature, post-
2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 and through all Supreme Court Orde
Source: Wis. Stat. ch. 140
Identification
Wis. Stat. ch. 140: 06 Personal appearance required.
140.07 Identification of individual.
140.08 Authority to refuse to perform notarial act.
140.09 Signature if individual unable to sign.
140.10 Nota Mandatory
Wis. Stat. ch. 140: 06 Personal appearance required.
140.07 Identification of individual.
140.08 Authority to refuse to perform notarial act.
140.09 Signature if individual unable to sign.
140.10 Notarial act in this state.
140.11 Notarial act in another state.
140.12 Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian
Source: Wis. Stat. ch. 140
Acceptable ID
Wis. Stat. ch. 140: By means of any of the following:
1. A passport, vehicle operator’s license, or government-is-
sued identification card, which is current or expired not more
than 3 years before Mandatory
Wis. Stat. ch. 140: By means of any of the following:
1. A passport, vehicle operator’s license, or government-is-
sued identification card, which is current or expired not more
than 3 years before performance of the notarial act.
2. Another form of government identification issued to an in-
dividual, which is current or expired not more than 3 years before
performance of the notarial act, contains the signature or a photo-
graph of the individual, and is sati
Source: Wis. Stat. ch. 140
Prohibited Acts
Wis. Stat. ch. 140: the United
States.
4. Use the phrase “notario,” “notarizaciones,” “nota-
rizamos,” or “notario publico,” or otherwise advertise in a lan-
guage other than English on signs, pamph Mandatory
Wis. Stat. ch. 140: the United
States.
4. Use the phrase “notario,” “notarizaciones,” “nota-
rizamos,” or “notario publico,” or otherwise advertise in a lan-
guage other than English on signs, pamphlets, stationery, or other
written communication, by radio or television, or on the Internet
his or her services as a notary public if the advertisement fails to
include, in English and the language of the advertisement, all
Source: Wis. Stat. ch. 140
Remote Online Notarization (RON)
Wis. Stat. ch. 140: act.
140.145 Notarial act performed for remotely located individual.
140.147 Notarial act performed for remote execution of estate planning
documents.
140.15 Certificate of notari Mandatory
Wis. Stat. ch. 140: act.
140.145 Notarial act performed for remotely located individual.
140.147 Notarial act performed for remote execution of estate planning
documents.
140.15 Certificate of notarial act.
140.16 Short form certificates.
140.17 Official stamp.
140.18 Stamping device.
140.20 Notification regarding performanc
Source: Wis. Stat. ch. 140
Record Retention
Wis. Stat. ch. 140: esentative of a deceased notary
public shall retain the audio-visual recording created under sub.
(3) (c) or cause the recording to be retained by a repository desig-
nated by or Mandatory
Wis. Stat. ch. 140: esentative of a deceased notary
public shall retain the audio-visual recording created under sub.
(3) (c) or cause the recording to be retained by a repository desig-
nated by or on behalf of the person required to retain the record-
ing. Unless a different period is required by rule promulgated un-
der sub. (8) (d), the recording m
Source: Wis. Stat. ch. 140
Relevant statutes
Notary-related statutes from Wisconsin's official code (sourced from primary authorities).
Wis. Stat. ch. 140
Wisconsin notary statutes
Official source
· verified Jul 18, 2026