Welcome back to our YouTube Channel! Today James Patterson, one of the Co-Founders of Atlanta Professional Mobile Notary Services, discussed how to become a notary public in the Georgia. Like this video and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel if you found this video helpful! Below is a wealth of information with links to websites on how to become a notary public in Georgia by the county. Visit us on our website: Book Online: ... Flow us on Social Media: Instagram: ... Facebook- ... Twitter - Join our Notary Team - About us - Georgia Notary Law Georgia Notary Law is located in Title 45 Article 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.). Access the online version of the O.C.G.A. through the Georgia General Assembly website located at The Office of the Clerk of Superior Court approves and issues commissions of notary public. Each commission is for a term of four years and may be renewed prior to the expiration of the notary's term of office. Individuals desiring to become a notary should submit an application to the Clerk of Superior Court in their county of residence. (Georgia has a neighboring state resident exception. See Notary Public Frequently Asked Questions.) Click HERE for the Georgia Notary Public Application Form for New Appointments or Reappointment. By law (§45-17-2), all information contained in the application is open to public inspection. If you have questions concerning appointments or renewals, please contact your county's Clerk of Superior Court (click HERE for county contact information) or the GSCCCA Notary Division for assistance. It is unlawful for any person to hold himself or herself out as a notary or exercise the powers of a notary without an effective notary commission. A notary shall not make claims to have or imply he or she has powers, qualifications, rights or privileges that a notary does not possess by law. Powers and Duties Notaries Public have authority anywhere within the State of Georgia to: Witness or attest signature or execution of deeds and other written instruments; Take acknowledgments; Administer oaths and affirmations in all matters incidental to their duties as commercial officers and all other oaths and affirmations which are not by law required to be administered by a particular officer; Witness affidavits upon oath or affirmation; Take verifications upon oath or affirmation; Make certified copies, provided that the document presented for copying is an original document and is neither a public record nor a publicly recorded document, certified copies of which are available from an official source other than a notary; and provided that the document was photocopied under supervision of the notary; and Perform such other acts as notaries are authorized to perform by the laws of the State of Georgia. A "notarial act" means any act that a notary is authorized to perform and includes, without limitation, attestation, the taking of an acknowledgment, the administration of an oath or affirmation, the taking of a verification upon an oath or affirmation, and the certification of a copy. "Attesting" and "attestation" are synonymous and mean the notarial act of witnessing or attesting a signature or execution of a deed or other written instrument, where such notarial act does not involve the taking of an acknowledgment, the administering of an oath or affirmation, the taking of a verification, or the certification of a copy. "Notarial certificate" means the notary's documentation of a notarial act.
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