ALABAMA NOTARY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How do I become an Alabama Notary Public? Here is some helpful information:

Requirements to become an Alabama Notary Public:

Although the qualifications vary from county to county, here are some basic requirements:
- 18 Years or older
- Resident in the State of Alabama
- Must be a legal resident or US Citizen
- Reside in the county where you are appointed
- Be a registered voter
- Cannot be a convicted felon

How to become a Notary Public in Alabama:

- To become a licensed Notary Public in Alabama, you must contact the local probate judge in your county. You can locate the appropriate Judge here: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/city-county-lookup
- You must purchase a $25,000 notary bond
- Be approved by the Judge
- Pay the application fee
- Purchase your Alabama Notary Supplies

How long is my Notary Term in Alabama

- Alabama Notaries are commissioned for a 4-year term

Which Notary Supplies are required to be an Alabama Notary Public

- Alabama notaries are required to purchase a Notary Stamp or Notary Seal
- Although not required, we recommend a Notary Record book to document transactions

Alabama Notary Website https://www.sos.alabama.gov/administrative-services/notaries-public

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

 

How to Order Affordable Notary Supplies for Alabama

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

The cheapest Notary Supply option for Alabama notaries is the Basic Notary Kit for Alabama, found here at our Alabama Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-supplies-alabama This AL Notary Package includes: The Self-Inking Alabama Notary Expiration Stamp, Alabama Notary Seal, and a Notary Record Book. The purpose of this notary kit is to create the lowest-cost option for Alabama 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 Alabama, found here at our Alabama Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/Alabama-notary-supplies-stamp-package-2

This AL Notary Package includes: The Self-Inking Alabama Notary Expiration Stamp, Alabama Notary Seal, Notary Record Book, Notary affidavit stamp, and a Large Notary Zippered Supply Bag. This notary kit includes all the items of the AL 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 Alabama 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 Alabama Notary kit is the Deluxe Notary Kit for Alabama, found here at our Alabama Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/Alabama-notary-supplies-seal-stamps-package-3 This AL Notary Package includes: The Pre-Inked Alabama Notary Expiration Stamp, Alabama 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 Alabama Notary Kits to order. All our AL Notary supplies include many notary stamp variations with multiple notary stamp colors and notary seal upgrades. As always you can purchase your Alabama Notary Supplies here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/alabama-notary-supplies/ Anchorstamp.com proudly ships Alabama notary orders the next business day, includes a free notary pen, and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more.

Which Alabama Notary stamp should I purchase?

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

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

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

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

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

The Pre-Inked AL Round notary stamp is the highest quality round stamp on the market today. This AL 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 an Alabama notary seal. This fantastic AL notary stamp can be purchased at our AL notary store here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/alabama-notary-pre-inked-round-stamp

Anchorstamp.com also offers Alabama notaries useful Pre-Inked notary stamps such as the Pre-Inked notary affidavit stamp, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/alabama-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 Alabama notary stamps are Self-Inking notary stamps using the Shiny brand. The Alabama 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 Alabama notary expiration stamp. These notary stamps include the state-approved AL 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 AL notary stamp here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/alabama-notary-stamp-self-inking 

Anchorstamp.com offers another fine AL notary stamp, the Self-Inking Round Alabama Notary Stamp https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/alabama-notary-self-inking-round-stamp This high-quality AL 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 Alabama notary stamp supply page https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-stamps-alabama

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

Which Alabama notary seal should I purchase?

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

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

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