NEBRASKA NOTARY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How do I become a Nebraska Notary Public? Here is some helpful information:

Requirements to become a Nebraska Notary Public:

- 19 Years or older
- Be a resident of Nebraska or a resident of a state bordering Nebraska who can present evidence of a Nebraska workplace
- Be able to read and write English
- Must not have been convicted of a felony or a crime involving fraud or dishonesty within the previous five years prior to application

How to become a Notary Public in Nebraska:

1) Submit a completed Nebraska notary application, https://sos.nebraska.gov/sites/sos.nebraska.gov/files/doc/Notary-initial-application_1.pdf
2) Submit U.S. Citizenship Attestation form, Evidence of Employment in Nebraska Form (for non-residents only) $15,000 Notary Bond if available (issued by any full-service insurance/bonding agency) along with the $30 fee. Due to a statutory change effective July 1, 2021 tests will no longer be sent prior to an application and fee being received in the Secretary of State’s Notary Division. All the forms are available on the Nebraska notary website at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/notary-public under the New Notary Commissions section
3) The $30.00 application fee needs to be made payable to Nebraska Secretary of State or Notary Division (this fee is a non-refundable application fee that is retained for processing your application, even if your application cannot be approved). The notary test will be emailed to the applicant.
- If you do not have an email, a test will be mailed to the applicant.
2) Complete the test without assistance from others and return the completed test to the Secretary of State’s Office. Once the test is scored you will receive your commission certificate if you passed the test and had already submitted your notary bond to receive your notary commission certificate
- If you passed the test but did not include your notary bond with your application, you will be notified to submit your notary bond to receive your notary commission certificate
4) Completed tests can be mailed to: Business Services Division: Notary 1201 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508 P. O. Box 95104, Lincoln, NE 68509
- If you fail the required notary test: Wait 30 days from the date of the notice, submit a new completed Initial Application along with the $30 application fee (this fee is a non-refundable application fee that is retained for processing your application, even if your application cannot be approved). The second notary test will be emailed to the applicant to complete and mail into the office.
5) Once you receive your notary commission certificate via regular U.S. mail, take your certificate to any office supply store to order your notary ink stamp seal. You must use an ink stamp seal engraved with the following: • State of Nebraska • General Notary or General Notarial • Your name as commissioned • The expiration date of the commission

How long is my Notary Term in Nebraska

- Nebraska notaries are commissioned for a term of 4 years

Which Notary Supplies are required to be a Nebraska Notary Public

- A Nebraska notary stamp is required
- A Nebraska notary seal is permitted
- Nebraska notaries are not required to keep a record book but it is highly recommended for documenting notary transactions

Nebraska Notary Website https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/notary-public

To return to the Nebraska Notary Supply Page, click here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/nebraska-notary-seal-stamp-supplies

How to Order Affordable Notary Supplies for Nebraska

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

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

Which Nebraska Notary stamp should I purchase?

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

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

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

The Pre-Inked NE Round notary stamp is the highest quality round stamp on the market today. This NE 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 Nebraska notary seal. This fantastic NE notary stamp can be purchased at our NE notary store here: https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/nebraska-notary-stamp-pre-inked-round  Anchorstamp.com also offers Nebraska notaries useful Pre-Inked notary stamps such as the Pre-Inked notary affidavit stamp, found here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/nebraska-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 Nebraska notary stamps are Self-Inking notary stamps using the Shiny brand. The Nebraska 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 Nebraska notary expiration stamp. These notary stamps include the state-approved NE 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 Quality NE notary stamp here https://www.anchorstamp.com/products/nebraska-notary-stamp-self-inking    

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

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

Which Nebraska notary seal should I purchase?

Experienced Nebraska 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 Nebraska, we recommend purchasing an Nebraska notary seal. Anchorstamp.com offers NE notary seals in most of our Nebraska notary kits. It is important to purchase your Nebraska 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 Nebraska notary embossers. Our Nebraska notary seals are made of steel and built to last. Each Nebraska notary embosser is engraved with pride and tested to meet the highest quality standards. All our Nebraska notary seals can be purchased right here on our Nebraska notary Store https://www.anchorstamp.com/category/notary-seal-nebraska   

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

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