Washington Notary Fees

  

    
Acknowledgments
    
$10.00
  
  

    
Jurats 
    
$10.00
  
  

    
Oaths & Affirmations
    
$10.00
  
  

    
Protests 
    
$10.00 plus $10,00 for being present
    upon demand, tender or deposit.
  
  

    
Certifying an Affidavit
    
$10.00
  
  

    
Witnessing a Signature
    
$10.00
  


Become a Washington Notary Public
 
Requirements
You must be at least eighteen years old and either reside, be employed within, or conduct a business 
within the state of Washington.  The term of office is four years. You must be able to read and write 
English.  You must obtain and submit a $10,000 surety bond from an insurance or bonding company.  
Please fill out a Washington Notary Application and submit it with a $30 fee and your bond to:
 
Notaries Public Unit
Department of Licensing
PO Box 9048
Olympia, WA 98507-9048
360-664-1550 

You are required to get a stamp and/or seal once appointed ( commissioned ).  You can get a stamp or 
seal from a stationary store, or look up a manufacturer on the internet or in the yellow pages. 
Liberty stamp is a very good stamp manufacutrer in Oregon which makes stamps for many different states 
including Washington and Oregon notaries. It is optional, but recommended to keep a notary journal and 
keep a record of all notary acts in sequential order in a bound register or journal. It would be seen 
as a conflict of interest to notarize for a close family member.  You can not notarize your own 
signature either. You must use your seal or stamp on all certificate sections of every document that 
you notarize.  If you leave a current job where your employer paid for your commission, the commission 
still belongs to you and you are the exclusive custodian of your stamp or seal and journal.  However, 
the employer may decide to cancel your notary bond which would require you to contact the Washington 
notary public unit to see what to do.