Pennsylvania Association of Notaries

10/08/2026

A quick reminder for all notaries: Let the call go to voicemail and save that email for later. When you’re performing a notarization, the signer deserves your full attention.

Even a small distraction can cause you to miss a step. If something needs your attention right away, pause the notarization and return to it when you can focus.

10/06/2026

💙 Making your job easier starts with people who care.

This Customer Service Week, we’re giving a well-deserved shout-out to our Member Services Team!

From guiding members through commission renewals to answering everyday notary questions, our team brings patience, knowledge, and a friendly voice to every conversation.

To our Member Services Team: thank you for making complicated processes feel manageable and helping our members move forward with confidence. You make PAN’s mission of making our members’ jobs easier a reality, every day. 👏

Has our team made a difference for you? Give them a shout-out in the comments!

10/05/2026

Great tips and things to know about protecting your identity.

Learn practical identity protection habits to secure personal information, spot identity theft warning signs, and respond to data breach notices.

10/02/2026

Our Find a Notary tool makes it easy to search for a notary near you.

- Search by ZIP code and distance.
- Select your preferred language.
- Click “More Options” to filter for services such as mobile notaries, signing agents, and remote online notaries.

Contact the notary directly to confirm services and availability.

Find a notary: https://www.notary.org/services/find-notary-in-pa

Save this post for when you need a notary, or share it with someone who does!

How to Find a notary in PA Locate a notary in the state of Pennsylvania.

10/01/2026

📬 PAN Members: October’s Notary Notes has landed in your inbox!

This month, we’re answering questions that matter to YOU:

📍 What goes in the venue—and why does it matter?
🤔 How personal is “personal knowledge”?
💼 What are six things every notary wants their boss to know?

Check your email and dive into the October issue!

09/29/2026

Before you perform a remote online notarization, make sure you:

✅ Hold a current Pennsylvania notary commission.

✅ Complete the Pennsylvania Department of State’s process for electronic/remote notarization.

✅ Use a remote notarization technology provider approved by the Department.

Remote notarization isn’t simply a video call. Take time to learn the rules for verifying identity, completing the notarial act, and keeping the required records before you begin.

Learn more about electronic and remote notarization: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/resources/notaries-resources-and-information/electronic-or-remote-notarization

09/25/2026

Do you know when you should start the process of renewing your notary commission?

09/24/2026

Are you the go-to person for paperwork in your office?

If you work as an administrative assistant, office manager, receptionist, HR coordinator, executive assistant, or operations professional, becoming a Pennsylvania notary can make you even more valuable at work.

Many offices handle documents that may need notarization, including forms, authorizations, contracts, affidavits and verifications, HR documents, enrollment documents, and financial paperwork.

PAN guides you through every step of becoming a PA notary, including:

✅ Required notary education

✅ Application assistance and review

✅ Required PA notary bond

✅ Required notary equipment

✅ Supplies, E&O insurance options, and ongoing support

Add a practical credential that helps your workplace move faster.

Become the go-to person in your office.

Get started with PAN today: https://www.notary.org/become-a-pa-notary

09/22/2026

Great tips for any homeowner!

Prepare your home for winter with this fall insurance checklist covering gutters, roofs, frozen pipes, heating systems, and coverage reviews.

09/21/2026

In PA, you may identify a customer through personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence.

✅ Personal knowledge means you personally know the individual through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that they are who they claim to be.

✅ Satisfactory evidence generally includes:

- Acceptable identification, such as a current U.S. passport, driver’s license, non-driver ID card, or other acceptable government-issued ID
- A credible witness, when the customer does not have ID and is not personally known to the notary

If using a credible witness, remember: the witness, customer, and notary must all be together. The notary must personally know the credible witness, and the witness must personally know the customer and have no direct or financial interest in the document.

When in doubt, you may always ask for more information or another form of ID to feel confident in the customer’s identity.

Taking the time to properly identify your customer helps protect you, your commission, and the integrity of the notarization.