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Philadelphia Notary Commissions During COVID-19

March 23, 2021 by PAN

The Records Department in the City of Philadelphia is open, but in-person services are by appointment only.

If you wish to process your notary commission in person, including being sworn in, appointments are available on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8:30 am to noon, and 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Due to high demand, there may be a wait time for an appointment.

E-mail is [email protected] to schedule an appointment. The Recording Room is in City Hall, Room 111. The phone number 215-686-1483.

If you do not wish to process your commission in person, you can follow an alternative mail-in process. Details are provided by the Records Department here.

You Are Still a Notary

April 9, 2020 by PAN

If you are a commissioned notary public, and you have been laid off, remember: you are still a notary.

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PA Disciplines Notaries

August 21, 2008 by PAN

Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro Corteś and Basil Merenda, commissioner of the Department of State’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, have announced disciplinary actions against 14 notaries for March through July 2008. [Read more…] about PA Disciplines Notaries

What Do You Do if Your Commission Expires?

January 1, 2008 by PAN

Patricia Lint made many mistakes in her more than 40 years as a notary.

Those mistakes cost the western Pennsylvania woman her freedom. In 2006, police discovered her notary commission had expired and her seal had been confiscated by the Department of State. Yet she continued to pass herself off as a commissioned Pennsylvania notary, going so far as to use notary seals from other people.

Lint was sentenced to one to two years in prison. [Read more…] about What Do You Do if Your Commission Expires?