N.J. Admin. Code § 17:50-1.4 - Application procedures

(a) An applicant for commission as a notary public shall make application to the State Treasurer on a form prescribed by the State Treasurer. The application shall be endorsed by a member of the Legislature. Renewals shall be made in the same manner as the original application. All applications shall be submitted electronically through a means provided by the State Treasurer at www.nj.gov/njbgs .

(b) The fee for each application for a commission is $ 25.00 and is non-refundable.

(c) Within three months of the receipt of a commission, each notary public shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of the office and to make and keep a true record of all such matters as are required by law. The oath shall be sworn before the clerk of the county in which the notary public resides and shall be filed with said clerk.

(d) The oath of office of a non-resident notary public shall be taken and subscribed before the clerk of the county in which the nonresident notary public maintains the notary public's office or the county in which the nonresident notary public is an employee of a business with its domicile or primary place of business in this State. The oath shall be sworn before the clerk of the county in which the notary public resides and shall be filed with said clerk.

(e) Upon the administration of the oath, the clerk shall cause the notary public to endorse the certificate of commission and qualification and shall transmit the certificate to the State Treasurer within 10 days of the administration of the oath, through an electronic method provided by the State Treasurer.

(f) After the administration of the oath, the clerk shall provide a notice to the person that a notary public who is not licensed as an attorney-at-law shall not use or advertise the title of lawyer or attorney-at-law, or equivalent terms, in any language, which mean or imply that the notary public is, licensed as an attorney-at-law in the State of New Jersey or in any other jurisdiction of the United States. The notice shall also state that a notary public who advertises the notary public's services in any language, is required to provide with such advertisement a notice in the language of the advertisement, which contains the following statement or translation of the following statement if the advertisement is not in English: "I am not an attorney licensed to practice law and may not give legal advice about immigration or any other legal matter or accept fees for legal advice."

(g) The State Treasurer shall cancel and revoke the appointment of any notary public who fails to take and subscribe the oath within three months of the receipt of the commission and any appointment so canceled and revoked shall be null, void, and of no effect.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 17:50-1.4

Adopted by 54 N.J.R. 268(b) effective 2/7/2022