Notary Registration Services
Important Notice Effective September 1, 2008
Beginning September 1, 2008, all newly appointed and reappointed notaries will go to the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, 101 County Office Building, for all notary registration. You will no longer do any registration in the Department of Court Records, formerly known as the Allegheny County Prothonotary’s Office and Allegheny County Clerk of Courts Office.
This processing includes commission, bond, oath of office, and registration of signature card for all newly registered notaries.
This also includes name change, address change within Allegheny County and a relocation from another county in Pennsylvania to Allegheny County.
The Department of Court Records will continue to certify notary signatures.
Services
| Notary Public Registration |
$60.00
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Notary Name Change and/or Address Change
and Signature Registration Card – 1 fee for all |
$30.00
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| Notary Signature Certification |
Dept. of Court Records
Civil/Family Division
Criminal Division
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Notary Public Registration
A new notary public must register with Allegheny County. This includes commission, bond, oath, and signature card registration.
Notary Name Change
If you are a notary currently registered in Allegheny County and have a name change, by court or otherwise, you must fill out and record both a Notary Name Change Form and a Notary Signature Registration Card and have that recorded. The Notary Signature Registration card MUST be completed in the Department of Real Estate office.
Notary Name Change Form & Instruction Sheet
Notary Address Change
If you are moving from another county to Allegheny County or if you are a notary currently registered in Allegheny County and have moved within the County, you must fill out and record both a Notary Address Change Form and a Notary Signature Registration Card and have that recorded. The Notary Signature Registration card MUST be completed in the Department of Real Estate office.
Notary Address Change Form & Instruction Sheet