Dearborn County, Indiana

Official Notary Seal

INDIANA OFFICIAL NOTARY SEAL REQUIREMENTS

As of September 1, 2018 and as set forth in IC Code 33-42-10-2, a notary seal must conform to said statute per the Secretary of State Notary Division.  Originally, the SOS allowed notaries to get a new seal when their commission expired.  However, that ability has been repealed. 

Therefore, please make sure notaries are complying with the following requirements no later than July 1^st, 2023 to avoid your document being disclaimed for not having the proper seal or rejected if the notarial section does not contain all the required information.

IC 33-42-10-2 Official seal

     Sec. 2. (a) The official seal of a notary public must include the following:

(1) The words "notary public".

(2) The words "State of Indiana".

(3) The word "Seal".

(4) The name of the notary public exactly as it appears on the notary public's commission certificate.

(5) The words "Commission number" followed by the commission number of the notary public.

(6) The words "My Commission Expires" followed by the expiration date of the notary public's commission.

     (b) The seal described in subsection (a) must be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed, attached, or associated.

     (c) The seal described in subsection (a) may include any other information chosen by the notary public to be included on the seal.

As added by P.L.128-2017, SEC.19.

In addition to the proper seal, the notary must:

1. Date
2. Sign their name as it appears on their seal.
3. Include the ‘State of Indiana’ and the County where the act occurred.
4. Include the County of commissioning. (Where in Indiana the notary resides or primarily works.)