KENTUCKY NOTARY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How do I become a Kentucky Notary Public? Here is some helpful information:

Requirements to become a Kentucky Notary Public:

- 18 Years or older
- Must be a permanent legal resident or US Citizen
- Be a resident of, or have a place of employment or practice in the Kentucky county where the application is made
- Must be able to write and read English
- A Kentucky notary appointment can be denied for the following reasons:
- Failure to comply with Kentucky notary laws
- Fraud, deceit, or omission on the notary application
- Conviction of any felony or a crime involving fraud, dishonesty, or deceit
- Failure to discharge the duties of a notary imposed by statute or administrative regulation
- Use of false or misleading advertising
- Representing that the notary has a right, duty, or privilege that the notary does not have
- Denial, refusal to renew, revocation, or suspension of a notary commission in another state
- Failure to maintain notary surety

How to become a Notary Public in Kentucky:

1) Complete the Kentucky Notary application form
2) Mail the application with payment of $10.00
3) Upon approval of the notary application you will be directed to contact the county clerk where you are commissioned
4) Obtain the required $1000.00 notary bond
5) Purchase your Kentucky notary supplies

How long is my Notary Term in Kentucky

- Kentucky notaries are commissioned for a term of 4 years

Which Notary Supplies are required to be a Kentucky Notary Public

- A Kentucky notary stamp is technically not required however guidelines are set forth
- A Kentucky notary seal is permitted and recommended as your clients may demand the raised notary seal. A seal impression inker may be purchased to darken the notary embosser impression
- Kentucky notaries are not required to keep a record book however it is highly recommended to document your notary transactions

Kentucky Notary Website https://web.sos.ky.gov/notaries/Index

To return to the Kentucky Notary Supply Page, click here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-supplies-kentucky

How to Order Affordable Notary Supplies for Kentucky

One of the best ways to save money on KY Notary Stamps & KY Notary Seals is to purchase Notary kits also known as Notary Bundles or Notary Packages. These notary kits are arranged with the most commonly ordered, Kentucky State-Approved Notary Products, packaged together and then discounted. These discounted Kentucky Notary Kits can be found here, https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-supplies-kentucky In this article we will examine each Kentucky notary kit and the products they contain.

The cheapest Notary Supply option for Kentucky notaries is the Basic Notary Kit for Kentucky, found here at our Kentucky Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/Kentucky-notary-supplies-seal-stamp-package-1 This KY Notary Package includes: The Self-Inking Kentucky Notary Expiration Stamp, Kentucky Notary Seal, and a small notary supply bag. The purpose of this notary kit is to create the lowest-cost option for Kentucky notaries while maintaining the minimum required items to notarize properly. If you think you may not notarize very often and you’re looking to keep your costs down, this is the notary package for you.

The Notary Supply option with best value is the Value Notary Kit for Kentucky, found here at our Kentucky Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/kentucky-notary-supplies-package-2 This KY Notary Package includes: The Self-Inking Kentucky Notary Expiration Stamp, Kentucky Notary Seal, Notary Record Book, Notary affidavit stamp, and a Large Notary Zippered Supply Bag. This notary kit includes all the items of the KY Notary Basic Kit with three additions, the notary affidavit stamp, the notary record book, and the Large Notary Supply Bag. The Notary affidavit stamp is a very useful item as it documents the date of a swearing of an oath. The Large Notary Supply Bag is a sturdy supply bag that holds all the items of the Kentucky Notary Value Kit and makes it easy for the notary to organize all their notary supplies. The Large supply bag measures 10 inches high x 14 inches wide and allows the notary to use a combination lock (sold separately) for extra security. The notary combination lock can be found here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/Combination-Lock-for-Notary-Supplies-Bag 

The Highest Quality Kentucky Notary kit is the Deluxe Notary Kit for Kentucky, found here at our Kentucky Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/Kentucky-notary-supplies-seal-stamp-package-3 This KY Notary Package includes: The Pre-Inked Kentucky Notary Expiration Stamp, Kentucky Notary Seal, Notary Record Book, Pre-Inked Notary affidavit stamp, Large Notary Supply Bag, and a Deluxe Leatherette Notary Seal Pouch.  This notary kit has the highest quality notary stamps that simply kiss the paper when stamping. These Max-Light notary stamps by Trodat feature an oil-based ink which is much less likely to dry. For the notary that wants the best and expects to use the notary supplies a lot, this is the notary kit for you!

We hope this article has helped you decide which Kentucky Notary Kits to order. All our KY Notary supplies include many notary stamp variations with multiple notary stamp colors and notary seal upgrades. As always you can purchase your Kentucky Notary Supplies here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-supplies-kentucky Anchorstamp.com proudly ships Kentucky notary orders the next business day, includes a free notary pen, and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more.

Which Kentucky Notary stamp should I purchase?

When you purchase your KY Notary Stamp it’s important to know your options. AnchorStamp.com offers a wide variety of Notary Stamps for Kentucky. The first thing a notary needs to know is that the KY notary stamps are made in accordance with Kentucky notary guidelines. A Kentucky notary will then want to know how much do Kentucky notary stamps cost? At Anchor Stamp, we offer KY notary stamps for all budgets, beginning with a Wood-handle KY notary stamp to self-inking KY notary stamps, to the highest quality, Pre-Inked KY notary stamps. Anchor Stamp offers Shiny and Trodat brands which reflect our commitment to creating quality Kentucky notary stamps. Need your notary stamp in a hurry? No worries, Anchor Stamp ships Kentucky Notary Supply orders the next business day and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more. You can purchase your Kentucky notary stamps right here at our Kentucky notary store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-stamps-kentucky Let’s look at some of KY notary stamps in detail.

1) The highest quality Kentucky notary stamps are the Kentucky Pre-Inked notary stamps. This Kentucky notary stamp product line uses the Max-Light brand by Trodat. The Max-Lights by Trodat feature a superior oil-based ink, a smooth stamping mechanism and a protective cover. Pre-Inked KY notary stamps can be re-inked, just be sure to use the proper Pre-Ink refill ink.

The most attractive KY notary stamp is the Kentucky Notary Pre-Inked Shield Stamp found here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/kentucky-notary-pre-inked-shield-stamp This notary product features the Kentucky state emblem with a stylish border and all the required custom notary information.

The most popular Kentucky Pre-Inked notary stamp is the Pre-Inked KY notary expiration stamp, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-stamp-kentucky-pre-inked This compact notary stamp includes a standard border to properly frame the state-approved notary information. This KY notary stamp makes a sharp, crisp notary stamp impression every time. The Pre-Inked KY notary stamp is also available in a popular pink frame.

The Pre-Inked KY Round notary stamp is the highest quality round stamp on the market today. This KY notary stamp is used where a photographically reproducible notary impression is needed. Some other applications include scanning, copying and faxing notary documents that a notary embossed image may not apply. We also find that some notaries with arthritis or other disabilities find this round notary stamp to be easier to use than squeezing a Kentucky notary seal. This quality KY notary stamp can be purchased at our Kentucky notary store here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/kentucky-notary-stamp-pre-inked-round    

Anchorstamp.com also offers Kentucky notaries useful Pre-Inked notary stamps such as the Pre-Inked notary affidavit stamp, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/kentucky-notary-pre-inked-affidavit-stamp, the Pre-Inked Notary Acknowledgement stamp, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-acknowledgement-stamp- , the Pre-Inked Notary Jurat Stamp, found here  https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-jurat-stamp , and the Pre-Inked Notary Certified True Copy stamp, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/certified-true-copy-stamp .

2) Our next high-quality line of Kentucky notary stamps are Self-Inking notary stamps using the Shiny brand. The Kentucky Self-inking notary stamps by Shiny feature a high-quality stamp that is also re-inkable. Another very popular notary stamp is the Self-Inking Kentucky notary expiration stamp. These notary stamps include the state-approved Kentucky notary stamp format with a standard border and the notary’s name and expiration date. This notary product also features various stamp frame colors including Black, Pink, USA Flag, Blue, Red and Lilac. You can purchase this great KY notary stamp here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-stamp-kentucky    

Anchorstamp.com offers another fine KY notary stamp, the Self-Inking Round Kentucky Notary Stamp https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/kentucky-notary-stamp-round This high-quality KY Round notary stamp includes a cover that products the notary die from dust and debris. Anchor Stamp offers the stamp frame available in Black, Red, Pink, and Blue.

Anchor Stamp also offers high-quality, useful Self-Inking Notary affidavit stamps, Self-Inking Acknowledgement Stamps and Self-Inking Jurat stamps on our Kentucky notary stamp supply page https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-stamps-kentucky   

3) The remaining line of KY notary stamps are the Traditional wood-handle notary stamps, the Kentucky notary traditional expiration stamp https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/kentucky-notary-traditional-expiration-stamp and notary affidavit stamp https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-traditional-affidavit-stamp . This is the least expensive, old-school, wood handle notary stamp. This product must be used with a notary stamp pad, sold separately.

We hope this informative article has helped you purchase your KY notary stamps. All Kentucky notary supplies can be purchased here on our Kentucky notary store, https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-supplies-kentucky Anchorstamp.com proudly ships Kentucky notary orders the next business day, includes a free notary pen, and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more.

Which Kentucky notary seal should I purchase?

Experienced Kentucky notaries know that there is nothing quite like a raised or embossed notary impression. Many clients will expect to see the raised notary seal as it makes them feel like the transaction is authentic and official. In some cases where documents go out of state, a notary seal is required. When notarizing in Kentucky, we recommend purchasing a Kentucky notary seal. Anchorstamp.com offers KY notary seals in most of our KY notary kits. It is important to purchase your Kentucky notary seal from a company like Anchorstamp.com that manufacturers the seals on site. This will ensure quality and reduce the cost and delivery time of these important notary tools. Anchor Stamp uses the Shiny brand to create our line of quality Kentucky notary embossers. Our Kentucky notary seals are made of steel and built to last. Each Kentucky notary embosser is engraved with pride and tested to meet the highest quality standards. All our Kentucky notary seals can be purchased right here on our Kentucky notary Store https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-seal-kentucky    

Anchor Stamp offers three kinds of Kentucky notary seals. The first, and most popular is the KY notary pocket seal https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-seal-kentucky-pocket The pocket seal is named so as it could fit right in your pocket and is preferred by notaries on the go. All our notary pocket seals include a free vinyl storage pouch. Anchorstamp.com offers a wide variety of notary seal upgrades and various color options including Black, Pink, Blue, and Red.

The next Kentucky notary seal option is the Kentucky notary desk seal https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-seal-kentucky-desk This notary desk seal features four rubber gripped feet for the seal to rest on top of your desk without slipping. The Kentucky notary desk seal is great for higher volume embossing and made for the notary to leverage his/her weight as they seal.

The finest Kentucky notary seal is the Kentucky Notary Designer Desk Seal https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/kentucky-notary-designer-desk-seal.  The Kentucky Designer notary desk seal is the most attractive and distinguished looking item a Kentucky notary can purchase. This revolutionary design is tested and proven to reduce pressure by 30%. The steel-frame construction makes this Kentucky notary embosser built to stand the test of time. Anchorstamp.com offers this beautiful seal in Black, Silver, and Gold.

We hope this article about Kentucky notary seals has helped you purchase your KY notary seals. All Kentucky notary supplies can be purchased here on our Kentucky notary store, https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-supplies-kentucky   Anchorstamp.com proudly ships Kentucky notary orders the next business day, includes a free notary pen, and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more.