Overview: Complete the notary training course and print the Certificate of Completion. Complete a notary application and bring it to the Clerk of Superior Court in your county of residence. Also include the notary training course Certificate of Completion.
Georgia does not currently allow remote online notarization or eSignatures on notarized documents. To notarize a document in Georgia, you will need to schedule a time and place to meet with a commissioned walk-in or mobile notary.
Is online notarization legal in Georgia? No, the state of Georgia does not currently permit notaries to perform Remote Online Notarization (RON). This means that traditional “wet ink” signatures are still required for document notarization in Georgia.
The applicant must be at least 18 years of age, be a citizen of the United States or a legal resident of the United States, be able to read and write English, provide his or her telephone number at the time of application and complete the Notary Public Training Course.
The short answer is yes, notary publics are legally allowed to notarize documents from any state as long the notarial act is conducted within the geographical boundaries of the notary's state of commission.
One of the most common mistakes that notaries make is not printing or signing their name exactly as it appears on their notary commission.