New & renewing notaries

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Remote notarization

Providers

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Providers

Application

Example application with technology questions (PDF) - this information is required to be entered during eFiling your application.

Provider protocols (PDF)

Renewal

Notaries

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Training & testing

• Tutorials
• Training classes
• Notary exam
• Remote notary training & exam

Laws & rules

• Notary statutes - Title 24 Article 21 Part 5, Colorado Revised Statutes (PDF)
• Notary program rules
• RULONA summary of changes

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Services

• Verify a notary
• See all current notaries (TXT)
• Certificate of fact of current notary status
• Validate a certificate of fact
• Notary contact information request
• Notification of a deceased notary
• File a complaint (PDF) - Email is encouraged
• Administrative hearing officer docket

Apostilles & authentications

• Everything you need to know
• Verify an apostille or authentication
• Business apostilles
• Apostilles and authentications request form (PDF)

Help & resources

• Forms
• Notary handbook (PDF)
• Notarization format examples
• Sample Colorado notary journal (PDF)
• News archive

FAQs (more FAQs)

• Applying and renewing
• Electronic notary
• General questions
• Interpreters
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• Online access and electronic filing
• Powers and duties
• Remote notarization