Notary Division

* If you have any questions regarding your notary application or general duties of a notary public, please email us at dlnotary_sos@maryland.gov or call us at 410-974-5520 *


Effective 1/22/2024: (1) A notary public may demand and receive a fee of no more than $8 for the performance of an original notarial act. (2) A notary public may demand and receive a fee of no more than $30 for the performance of a remote notarial act. (3) When a notary public is requested to notarize more than one copy of the same record, where the copy or copies have been signed at the same time by the same person or persons, the notary may demand and receive $8 for notarizing each signature on the original or first copy of the record, and may demand and receive $4 for each signature on each additional copy of the same record.

New and Renewing Applicants and Course of Study

New Notary Application Information

Renewal Application Information for currently commissioned notaries public

List of Authorized Course of Study and Examination Providers-effective 10/1/2021

Find the legislative district number & the name of your Senator ! Use the look-up link provided by the Maryland General Assembly

General Notary Information

Change of Name and/or Address Form

Search for a Notary

Report a possible violation/infraction of a notary

Frequently Asked Questions

Click here to look up the Annotated Code of Maryland statutes

Click here to look up the Notary Public: General Regulations

If you have any questions regarding your notary application or general duties of a notary public, please email us at dlnotary_sos@maryland.gov or call us at 410-974-5520

PLEASE READ PRIOR TO PLACING AN ORDER
Notary Handbooks are on backorder as of 04/17/2025. Books purchased from 04/18/2025 through 04/23/2025 have not yet shipped.

MD Notary Handbook (July 2024) ............... $30.00 
In the description field when ordering, please specify which type you would like to purchase.
You may purchase the notary handbook in one of the following ways:

by CREDIT CARD ONLINE; (enter $30 and Notary handbook when prompted)
by CHECK; (click here for form)

Remote Notary Information

Want to be a Remote Notary? click here
List of Authorized RON Vendors
Remote Notary Notification form for notaries public who intend to perform remote notarial acts requiring RON Vendors (electronic records)
Remote Notary Notification form for notaries public who intend to perform remote notarial acts that do not require RON Vendors (tangible records-when the notary public can identify the signer by personal knowledge or credible witness)
List of Authorized Remote Notaries that perform remote notarial acts requiring a RON Vendor that were authorized on or before 6/21/2023
List of Authorized Remote Notaries that perform remote notarial acts that do not require a RON Vendor that were authorized on or before 6/21/2023
For remote notaries authorized on 6/21/2023 or later, search by name using the regular notary search page

Notary Public Town Halls


Effective Immediately:* The regulation regarding the mileage fee that a Notary Public may charge when traveling to perform a notarization has been changed. Now, a Notary Public may demand and receive reimbursement at the prevailing rate for mileage established by the Internal Revenue Service for business travel and a fee not to exceed $5 for travel if required for the performance of a notarial act. The IRS mileage rate for 2025 is 70.00 cents per mile.

Statutory Authority: State Government Article, §18-101 et seq. of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

Notary Public Online Application and Renewal
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Charities and Legal Services Division Annual Reports


Effective January 1, 2021 the Notary division is going paperless ALL applications, communications, etc. will be electronic. Every notary is responsible to ensure that SOS has a current e-mail, street address, and business phone number on file at all times.