INDIANA NOTARY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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

Requirements to become an Indiana Notary Public:

- 18 Years or older
- Must be a legal resident of the State of Indiana or be primarily employed in the State of Indiana
- Must not be disqualified to receive a commission under IC 33-4-13 and IC 5-8-3-1, IC 33-4-13: Have a conviction or civil ruling involving deceit, dishonesty or fraud, IC 5-8-3-1: Have a conviction where the sentence imposed exceeded six (
6) months

How to become a Notary Public in Indiana:

1) Purchase a $25,000 bond certificate
2) The signature sample must match the name as appears on the Indiana notary application
3) Indiana Notary applicants must obtain a limited criminal history record and pay the required fee of $16.32. This record can be obtained here: https://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/isp-lch
4) All Indiana Notary applicants must take and pass the notary exam
5) Purchase your Indiana Notary Supplies

How long is my Notary Term in Indiana

- Indiana notaries are commissioned for a term of 8 years

Which Notary Supplies are required to be an Indiana Notary Public

- A Indiana notary stamp is required
- A Indiana notary seal is permitted but must be photographically reproducible. A Seal impression inker can be used to darken the notary seal impression
- Indiana notaries are not required to keep a record book, but it is highly recommended to document the notary transactions. Remote notaries are required to keep a record book

Indiana Notary Website https://inbiz.in.gov/certification/notary

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

How to Order Affordable Notary Supplies for Indiana

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

The cheapest Notary Supply option for Connecticut notaries is the Basic Notary Kit for Indiana, found here at our Indiana Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-supplies-indiana This IN Notary Package includes: The Self-Inking Indiana Notary Expiration Stamp, Indiana Seal, and a small notary supply bag. The purpose of this notary kit is to create the lowest-cost option for Indiana 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 Indiana, found here at our Indiana Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/notary-supplies-seal-stamp-indiana-package-2  This IN Notary Package includes: The Self-Inking Indiana Notary Expiration Stamp, Indiana Notary Seal, Notary Record Book, Notary affidavit stamp, and a Large Notary Zippered Supply Bag. This notary kit includes all the items of the IN Notary Basic Kit with three additions, the notary affidavit stamp, the notary record book, 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 Indiana 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 Indiana Notary kit is the Deluxe Notary Kit for Indiana, found here at our Indiana Notary Store: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/Indiana-notary-supplies-seal-stamp-package-3 This IN Notary Package includes: The Pre-Inked Indiana Notary Expiration Stamp, Indiana 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 Indiana Notary Kit to order. All our IN Notary supplies include many notary stamp variations with multiple notary stamp colors and notary seal upgrades. As always you can purchase your Indiana Notary Supplies here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/indiana-notary-supplies    Anchorstamp.com proudly ships Indiana notary orders the next business day, includes a free notary pen, and offers free shipping on notary orders of $50.00 or more.

Which Indiana Notary stamp should I purchase?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which Indiana notary seal should I purchase?

Experienced Indiana 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 Indiana, we recommend purchasing an Indiana notary seal. Anchorstamp.com offers IN notary seals in most of our IN notary kits. Anchor Stamp offers all Indiana notary seals with and without the notary commission expiration date. It is important to purchase your Indiana 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 Indiana notary embossers. Our Indiana notary seals are made of steel and built to last. Each Indiana notary embosser is engraved with pride and tested to meet the highest quality standards. All our Indiana notary seals can be purchased right here on our Indiana notary Store https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/indiana-notary-public-seal-supplies    

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

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