NEW YORK NOTARY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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

Requirements to become a New York Notary Public:

- New York notary applicants must be 18 years old
- NY Notary Applicants must reside in the State of New York or be employed in New York
- Be of good moral character
- Be a legal permanent resident or US Citizen
- Cannot be convicted of a felony or certain crimes deemed unacceptable from the New York Secretary of State

How to become a Notary Public in New York:

- Submit a completed application and the required fee of $60.00 to the NY Department of State. That application can be found here: https://dos.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2018/11/0033-f-l.pdf
- Take and pass the New York notary public examination. You can find the exam schedule and NY notary exam information here: https://dos.ny.gov/notary-public
- New York State attorneys and court clerks of the Unified Court system are exempt from the examination
- Once approved, you will receive your Notary ID card in the mail
- Purchase your New York Notary Supplies

How long is my Notary Term in New York

- New York notaries are commissioned for a term of 4 years

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

- A New York notary stamp is technically not required but is used by a vast number of New York notaries. A notary stamp in most cases is expected by your clients.
- A New York notary seal is also not technically required however it is recommended as some clients have an expectation of seeing the raised seal. A seal impression inker may be purchased to darken the notary embosser impression
- New York notaries are now required to keep a notary record book (Notary Journal). It is recommended to have one as NY State Law now requires every transaction be documented in a Record Book.

New York Notary Website https://dos.ny.gov/licensing-services

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How to Order Affordable Notary Supplies for New York

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

The cheapest Notary Supply option for New York notaries is the Basic Notary Kit for New York, found here at our New York Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-supplies-new-york-package-1 This NY Notary Package includes: The Self-Inking New York Notary Expiration Stamp, New York Seal, and a Record Book (now required by NY state law). The purpose of this notary kit is to create the lowest-cost option for New York 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 York, found here at our New York Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-york-notary-supplies-seal-stamp-package-2  This NY Notary Package includes: The Self-Inking New York Notary Expiration Stamp, New York Notary Seal, Notary Record Book, Notary affidavit stamp, and a Large Notary Zippered Supply Bag. This notary kit includes all the items of the NY Notary Basic 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 York 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 York Notary kit is the Deluxe Notary Kit for New York, found here at our New York Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-supplies-seal-stamp-new-york-package-3 This NY Notary Package includes: The Pre-Inked New York Notary Expiration Stamp, New York 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 York Notary Kits to order. All our NY Notary supplies include many notary stamp variations with multiple notary stamp colors and notary seal upgrades. As always you can purchase your New York Notary Supplies here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-supplies-new-york-ny Anchorstamp.com proudly ships New York 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 York Notary stamp should I purchase?

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

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

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

Another impressive New York Notary Stamp option is the Pre-Inked Round New York Notary stamp with Expiration date. This Round NY notary stamp has it all. Our personal favorite, A Must-Have item for New York notaries, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-york-notary-stamp-pre-inked-round-2  

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

The Pre-Inked NY Round notary stamp is the highest quality round stamp on the market today. This NY 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 New York round notary stamp to be easier to use than squeezing an New York notary seal. This highest quality NY notary stamp can be purchased at our https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-stamp-new-york-pre-inked-round    

Anchorstamp.com also offers New York notaries useful Pre-Inked notary stamps such as the Pre-Inked notary affidavit stamp, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-york-affidavit-notary-stamp, the Pre-Inked Notary Venue stamp for New York can be found here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-venue-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 New York notary stamps are Self-Inking notary stamps using the Shiny brand. The New York 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 York notary expiration stamp. These notary stamps include the state-approved NY 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 NY notary stamp here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-york-notary-stamp-ny-self-ink

Anchorstamp.com offers another quality NY notary stamp, the Self-Inking Round New York Notary Stamp https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-stamp-new-york-self-inking-round This high-quality NY 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, Notary Venue Stamps, Self-Inking Acknowledgement Stamps and Self-Inking Jurat stamps on our New York notary stamp supply page https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-stamps-new-york  

3) The remaining line of NY notary stamps are the Traditional wood-handle notary stamps, the New York notary traditional expiration stamp https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-rubber-stamp-new-york-traditional and notary affidavit stamp https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-traditional-affidavit-stamp . This is the least expensive, traditional, 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 NY notary stamps. All New York notary supplies can be purchased here on our New York notary store, https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-supplies-new-york-ny  Anchorstamp.com proudly ships New York 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 York notary seal should I purchase?

Experienced New York 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 New York, we recommend purchasing a New York notary seal. Anchorstamp.com offers NY notary seals in most of our NY notary kits. Anchor Stamp offers all New York notary seals with and without the notary commission expiration date. It is important to purchase your New York 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 York notary embossers. Our New York notary seals are made of steel and built to last. Each New York notary embosser is engraved with pride and tested to meet the highest quality standards. All our New York notary seals can be purchased right here on our New York notary Store https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-seal-new-york

Anchor Stamp offers three kinds of New York notary seals. The first, and most popular is the NY notary pocket seal https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-seal-new-york-pocket-  The pocket seal is named so as it could fit right in your pocket and is preferred by notaries on the go. Anchor Stamp also offers a New York Notary seal with expiration date, county and NY notary ID number, found here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-seal-new-york-pocket. 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 York notary seal option is the New York notary desk seal https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-seal-new-york-desk This notary desk seal features four rubber gripped feet for the seal to rest on top of your desk without slipping. Anchor Stamp also offers a New York Notary Desk seal with expiration date, county and NY notary ID number, found here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-york-notary-desk-seal-(2). The New York 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 York notary seal is the New York Notary Designer Desk Seal https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/newyork-notary-designer-desk-seal . The New York Designer notary desk seal is the most attractive and distinguished looking item a New York notary can purchase. This revolutionary design is tested and proven to reduce pressure by 30%. The steel-frame construction makes this New York notary embosser built to stand the test of time. Anchorstamp.com offers this beautiful seal in Black, Silver, and Gold. Anchor Stamp also offers a New York Notary Designer Desk seal with expiration date, county and NY notary ID number, found here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/new-york-notary-desk-seal-designer

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