Notary Resouce Page
Helping Fellow Notaries
Helpful Resources By Topic
- Mobile Notary
- Basic Supplies
- Notary Stamp—Wisconsin’s Local Quality Rubber Stamping Company can help. They have a next-day turnaround for stamps. You can have more than one stamp, but the smaller one is the best to start with.
- Business Cards – Canva or VistaPrint
- If you don’t have a logo, VistaPrint can help you generate one for free.
- Blue & Black Pens – Available on Amazon in – 36 blue and black pens for less than $10
- Notary Journal – Not required in Wisconsin, but best practice.
- Economical Version on Amazon – Less than $10
- Professional Version on Amazon – National Notary Association Version
- UV Light Pens – For ID verification – On Amazon
- YouTube Using UV Pen for Fighting Fraud
- Helpful Guides
- Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions – WDFI Notary Handbook
- JKC Mobile Notary – Notary Salary Calculator
- JKC Mobile Notary – Notary Service Pricing Worksheet ( PDF)
- YouTube
- What do you do when a notarial certificate/section is missing, like a handwritten letter or document?
- How to notarize (handwritten documents)
- Attach Certificates (Make your own or download them from the National Notary Association with membership)
- Use A Stamp – Available on Amazon – Make sure they are valid in Wisconsin. Check the WDFI Handbook for verbiage.
- Write It Out – Refer to the WDFI Handbook for Proper Statements
- How to notarize (handwritten documents)
- What do you do when a notarial certificate/section is missing, like a handwritten letter or document?
- Basic Supplies
- Loan Signing
- Supplies
- Printers—You need a laser printer. Signing companies require one. Most notaries used Brother brand black-and-white printers during the notary/housing boom. Used versions are available on Facebook’s marketplace, eBay, and Quality Rubber Stamping Company, which has a few, along with toner/printer cartridges for sale.
- The dual tray is nice for printing both legal and letter paper seamlessly, but it is expensive to start out. Get a printer that allows you to switch out the paper sizes manually. Use Notary Rotary to separate your loan documents by paper size(more info below).
- The basic Model Most Used was the Brother® HL-L2300D Monochrome Laser Printer, now replaced by the HL-L2400D model- on Amazon, Brother.com, and Office Max
- Scanners –
- Printers—You need a laser printer. Signing companies require one. Most notaries used Brother brand black-and-white printers during the notary/housing boom. Used versions are available on Facebook’s marketplace, eBay, and Quality Rubber Stamping Company, which has a few, along with toner/printer cartridges for sale.
- Tools or Applications
- Notary Rotary – PDF Document Sorter – Sorts your documents into two file sizes: letter and legal size. So you don’t need a dual tray printer.
- Letter Legal Page Separator – PDF Document Sorter
- Guides
- Notary Stars – Loan At A Glance PDF
- Notary Stars – Loan Signing Services List
- Education
- Supplies