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New York notary stamps, seals, and journals

The commission is a PDF until someone can read your statement of authority. We drop-ship the tools New York notaries actually carry. Most orders land in seven working days; allow ten. Custom dies are set from the name and county you type at checkout.

Journal law since 2023 — not optional

Beginning January 25, 2023, every New York notary — including people who only do traditional in-person work — must log each notarial act and keep that record 10 years. Electronic notaries also keep the audio-video file. Students who come back every four years for a new Ideal self-inking stamp (statement of authority under the original signature) often miss this. The stamp is not the journal. Grab the Professional Notary Records Book with the stamp so you are not four years behind the law.

Stamps and journals: $9.95 drop-ship from the maker. Wall displays: we make and ship them ourselves USPS Priority ($15). The online class ships by email and does not add postage.

Professional Notary Records Book (journal / log)

$29

Required since 2023: log every NY notarial act and keep the book 10 years.

As of January 25, 2023, New York requires every notary — including people who only do traditional in-person work — to keep a journal of all notarial acts (type of ID, among other fields) and retain it for ten years. Electronic notaries also keep the audio-video recording. This bound Professional Notary Records Book meets journal rules in all 50 states. If you only come back every four years for a new Ideal self-inking stamp, you still need this log. The stamp is your statement of authority. The journal is your proof of what actually happened.

NY Notary seal / embosser

$51

Raised-seal press for NY documents that still expect an impression.

New York does not require a seal on every notarization, but a handful of instruments still do — protest for non-payment and safe-deposit inventories among them. Other states and foreign consulates often expect one. The License Law permits you to use a seal on everything you notarize, which is what we recommend.

NY Notary desk stamp (Ideal self-inking)

$31

Office stamp for a clean statement of authority in black ink.

Every New York notarial certificate needs a statement of authority under your original signature — name, “Notary Public, State of New York,” county, and commission expiration. Handwriting it invites errors. An Ideal self-inking desk stamp keeps that block identical on every in-person page. Commission lasts four years; order a fresh die when the date changes. Add the journal — the 2023 record law is separate from the stamp.

NY Notary pocket stamp (Ideal self-inking)

$41

Travel stamp for mobile work, closings, and hospital calls.

If you notarize away from a desk, an Ideal pocket self-inker is the difference between a legible statement of authority and a rushed scrawl. Black ink under your original signature on traditional in-person documents. Commission lasts four years — when you reorder the stamp, check that you are also logging every act in the journal. New York has required that since 2023.

License wall display — black, 8 × 11

$50

Framed commission display for an office, lobby, or home desk.

A finished commission should be visible where clients sit. This 8 × 11 black frame is cut for your notary name, assigned county, license number, and expiration.

License wall display — walnut, 8 × 11

$50

Same commission display in a walnut frame.

Identical 8 × 11 commission display in walnut. Useful in law offices, title shops, and anywhere a black frame would disappear into the millwork.

Affidavit / jurat certificate pads

$29

Loose jurat certificates for affidavits that arrive without a notary block.

Plenty of affidavits still show up with a signature line and nothing else. Attach a proper jurat, complete the venue, administer the oath, and stamp your statement of authority. Keep a pad in the bag you take to hospitals and kitchen-table signings.