Sample notary commissions issued by the Office of the Secretary of State

Notaries appointed by the secretary of state now have the option of receiving commissions by mail or by email. Below are examples of the three commissions that a notary with a current commission may have received from this Office, depending on when the commission was issued and in what manner the notary chose to receive the commission.

Sample of current notary commission sent by mail. The mailed commision is a horizontal design with a watermark of the seal.

Image 1:   Sample of current notary commission sent by mail (Click image to enlarge)
Sample of current e-commission issued by email beginning April 13, 2011. This vertical design includes both images of the state seal and reverse seal.
Sample of former e-commission issued by email from February 23, 2011 – April 6, 2011. This vertical design includes an image of the state seal located to the left.
Image 2:  Sample of current e-commission issued by email beginning April 13, 2011 (Click image to enlarge)
Image 3: Sample of former e-commission issued by email from February 23, 2011 – April 6, 2011 (Click image to enlarge)