NEW JERSEY NOTARY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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

Requirements to become a New Jersey Notary Public:

- New Jersey notary applicants must be 18 years old
- NJ Notary Applicants must reside in the State of New Jersey or a neighboring state and be employed in New Jersey
- New Jersey notary applicants cannot be convicted of a crime anywhere within the United States for an offense of dishonesty or a crime in the first or second degree

How to become a Notary Public in New Jersey:

- Apply to become a New Jersey notary here: https://www.njportal.com/DOR/Notary
- Pay the $25 application fee
- Review the New Jersey Handbook
- Take the New Jersey notary exam, found here: https://www.njportal.com/DOR/NotaryExam/
- Attorneys may skip to step 4 of the application process, found here: https://www.njportal.com/DOR/Notary/Registration
- Take and pass the notary exam. Each applicant must pay a fee of $2.50 to take the exam and are allowed 3 attempts to pass the exam
- Upon a successful exam, a notary certificate will be mailed
- Once the notary has received the notary certificate, they must be sworn in at the county of their residence within 3 months
- Purchase your New Jersey Notary Supplies
- Regarding New Jersey Notary Supplies, the new law, Chapter 179 I states: “Official stamp” means a physical image affixed to or embossed on a tangible record…”
- C.52:7-10.5 Official stamp. 14. Official Stamp. a. The official stamp of a notary public shall: (1) include the name of the notary public, the title “Notary Public, State of New Jersey,” and the notary public’s commission expiration date; …

How long is my Notary Term in New Jersey

- New Jersey notaries are commissioned for a term of 5 years

Which Notary Supplies are required to be a New Jersey Notary Public

- A New Jersey notary stamp is required and shall include the following elements: Notary name, Notary Public, State of New Jersey, and include the complete commission expiration date
- A New Jersey notary stamp may include the commission number however it is not required
- A New Jersey notary seal is permitted and is meant to be used in conjunction with the New Jersey Notary stamp. The New Jersey notary seal is highly recommended as some notary clients will expect to see the raised seal. A seal impression inker may be purchased to darken the embossed impression.
- New Jersey notaries are required to keep a notary record book (Notary Journal)

New Jersey Notary Website https://www.njportal.com/DOR/Notary

To return to the New Jersey Notary Supply Page, click here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-supplies-new-jersey

How to Order Affordable Notary Supplies for New Jersey

One of the best ways to save money on NJ Notary Stamps & NJ 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, NJ State-Approved Notary Products, packaged together and then discounted. These discounted New Jersey Notary Kits can be found here, https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/new-jersey-notary-public-supplies-package-kit In this article we will examine each New Jersey notary kit and the products they contain.

The cheapest Notary Supply option for New Jersey notaries is the Essentials Notary Kit for New Jersey, found here at our New Jersey Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-jersey-notary-supplies-essentials-kit This NJ Notary Package includes: The Self-Inking New Jersey Notary Expiration Stamp, New Jersey Notary Seal, and a Notary Record Book. The purpose of this notary kit is to create the lowest-cost option for New Jersey 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 New Jersey, found here at our New Jersey Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-jersey-notary-supplies-value-kit This NJ Notary Package includes: The Self-Inking New Jersey Notary Expiration Stamp, New Jersey Notary Seal, Notary Record Book, Notary affidavit stamp, and a Large Notary Zippered Supply Bag. This notary kit includes all the items of the NJ Notary Essentials Kit with two additions, the notary affidavit stamp, 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey Notary kit is the Deluxe Notary Kit for New Jersey, found here at our New Jersey Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-jersey-notary-supplies-seal-stamp-package-3 This NJ Notary Package includes: The Pre-Inked New Jersey Notary Expiration Stamp, New Jersey 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 New Jersey Notary Kit to order. All our NJ Notary supplies include many notary stamp variations with multiple notary stamp colors and notary seal upgrades. As always you can purchase your New Jersey Notary Supplies here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-supplies-new-jersey Anchorstamp.com proudly ships New Jersey notary orders the next business day, includes a free notary pen, and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more.

Which New Jersey Notary stamp should I purchase?

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

Let’s look at some of NJ notary stamps in detail.

1) The highest quality New Jersey notary stamps are the New Jersey Pre-Inked notary stamps. This New Jersey 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 NJ notary stamps can be re-inked, just be sure to use the proper Pre-Ink refill ink.

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

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

Another impressive New Jersey Notary Stamp option is the Pre-Inked Round New Jersey Notary stamp with Emblem and Expiration date. This Round NJ notary stamp has it all. Our personal favorite, A Must-Have item for New Jersey notaries, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-jersey-notary-pre-inked-round-emblem-stamp

The Pre-Inked NJ Round notary stamp is the highest quality round stamp on the market today. This NJ 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 New Jersey notary seal. This fantastic NJ notary stamp can be purchased at our NJ notary store here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-jersey-notary-stamp-pre-inked-round  

Anchorstamp.com also offers New Jersey notaries useful Pre-Inked notary stamps such as the Pre-Inked notary affidavit stamp, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-jersey-notary-affidavit-stamp-pre-inked, 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 New Jersey notary stamps are Self-Inking notary stamps using the Shiny brand. The New Jersey 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 New Jersey notary expiration stamp. These notary stamps include the state-approved NJ 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 NJ notary stamp here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-stamp-new-jersey-nj   

Anchorstamp.com offers another fine NJ notary stamp, the Self-Inking Round New Jersey Notary Stamp https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-jersey-notary-stamp-round  This high-quality NJ 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 New Jersey notary stamp supply page https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-stamps-new-jersey  

3) The remaining line of NJ notary stamps are the Traditional wood-handle notary stamps, the New Jersey notary traditional expiration stamp https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-jersey-notary-rubber-stamps 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 NJ notary stamps. All New Jersey notary supplies can be purchased here on our New Jersey notary store,  https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-supplies-new-jersey Anchorstamp.com proudly ships New Jersey notary orders the next business day, includes a free notary pen, and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more.

Which New Jersey notary seal should I purchase?

Experienced New Jersey 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 Alabama, we recommend purchasing an New Jersey notary seal. Anchorstamp.com offers NJ notary seals in most of our NJ notary kits. It is important to purchase your New Jersey 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 New Jersey notary embossers. Our New Jersey notary seals are made of steel and built to last. Each New Jersey notary embosser is engraved with pride and tested to meet the highest quality standards. All our New Jersey notary seals can be purchased right here on our New Jersey notary Store https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-seal-new-jersey

Anchor Stamp offers three kinds of New Jersey notary seals. The first, and most popular is the NJ notary pocket seal https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-seal-new-jersey-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 New Jersey notary seal option is the New Jersey notary desk seal https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-jersey-notary-seal-desk This notary desk seal features four rubber gripped feet for the seal to rest on top of your desk without slipping. The New Jersey notary desk seal is great for higher volume embossing and made for the notary to leverage his/her weight as they seal.

The finest New Jersey notary seal is the New Jersey Notary Designer Desk Seal https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/newjersey-notary-seal-desk-designer. The New Jersey Designer notary desk seal is the most attractive and distinguished looking item an New Jersey notary can purchase. This revolutionary design is tested and proven to reduce pressure by 30%. The steel-frame construction makes this New Jersey 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 New Jersey notary seals has helped you purchase your NJ notary seals. All New Jersey notary supplies can be purchased here on our New Jersey notary store, https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-supplies-new-jersey Anchorstamp.com proudly ships New Jersey notary orders the next business day, includes a free notary pen, and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more.