Notary Statutes, Rules & Resources

Notary advisors, together with the Secretary of State’s Office of Professional Regulation (OPR), provide governance, oversight and enforcement for your profession. This page contains detailed information regarding applicable statutes and rules as well as additional resources.

Statutes & Rules

• Proposed Administrative Rules for Notaries Public
• Emergency Rules for Remote and Electronic Notarial Acts (Eff. 3/4/2024)
• Notaries Public Statutes
• Statutes Governing all Professions
• Administrative Rules for Notary Public Continuing Education
• Emergency Rules for Remote Hearings

Resources

• Guidance on Emergency Administrative Rules for Notaries Public and Remote Notarization

Comments and Questions

We hope to hear from any person who has an interest or opinion regarding the proposed Administrative Rules. Please email comments to sos.opr.comments@vermont.gov.

Consider including your contact information in case we need to reach you for more information. Please be aware that submitted comments are a public record.

The public comment period will close on October 31, 2024.

Click here to view the proposed Administrative Rules.

To comment by post, please direct mail to:

Public Hearing: Notaries Public
Vermont Office of the Secretary of State, Office of Professional Regulation
89 Main Street, 3rd Floor Montpelier
Vermont 05602

Public Hearings

OPR will hold two (2) public meetings to invite comment from the public and stakeholders on the draft Administrative Rules.

Public hearings will be held at 89 Main Street, 3^rd floor, Montpelier, VT 05620 and available by webinar.

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 243 130 359 783
Passcode: UTQnD2
Dial in by phone: +1 802-828-7667,,436003145#
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Phone conference ID: 436 003 145#

Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
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Meeting ID: 225 235 144 735
Passcode: djYQFn
Dial in by phone: +1 802-828-7667,,303432835#
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Phone conference ID: 303 432 835#

For more answers to commonly asked questions, please visit our General FAQ page.

For more information, please contact us.