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We knew this was coming but did not expect it so soon!!!


IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ELECTRONIC
NOTARY (E-NOTARY) APPLICANTS

Effective September 25, 2009, the Pennsylvania Department of State is no longer accepting new applications for the e-Notarization program. The Department is currently reevaluating the existing process for obtaining a digital certificate and looks forward to implementing an improved program in the near future.

NOTE: Pennsylvania notaries who have obtained and downloaded a digital certificate (Electronic Notary Seal) from the National Notary Association prior to September 25th will retain their certificates and may continue to notarize electronically using the existing digital certificate. Digital certificates issued prior to September 25th, will be active through June 30, 2010, or the assigned date of expiration, whichever comes first.

The Division of Legislation and Notaries of the Bureau of Commission, Elections and Legislation administers the duties imposed on the Secretary of the Commonwealth by Pennsylvania's Notary Public Law. The Division works on behalf of the Secretary to appoint, commission and regulate all notaries public in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For over 200 years, notaries public have been officially recognized by the Commonwealth for administering oaths and affirmations, certifying copies and taking depositions, affidavits, verifications and acknowledgments. Notaries public in Pennsylvania certify, verify and acknowledge hundreds of thousands of important documents each year. More than 80,000 men and women hold notary public commissions in Pennsylvania.

Citations:
The Notary Public Law, 57 P.S. § § 147-168.3; The Uniform Acknowledgment Act, 21 P.S. § § 291.1-291.13.

Regulations of the Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation pertaining to notary public fee schedule: 4 Pa. Code § 161.1.

National !

We started this company as Pa Notary Academy in 2006. We wanted to offer new solutions and classroom instruction for PA notaries. We began to notice that mainstream "organizations" offered more and more sales pitches before, during and after classes. As a former instructor for a national organization I realized their interest no longer stayed with us, the Notaries Public. They began promoting more and more corporate entities. And making us conform to those entities. It became very apparent they started chasing the dollar and leaving us behind.

Most Notaries are also noticing the trend their "membership organizations" are leaning to, which is why we have become the fastest growing educational provider in PA. We teach more students per week than all of the state or national organizations in our state put together.

Our courses are the same, well maybe better actually; we offer more diverse courses and give the same benefits that you get with any of the organizations. So why can we sell the supplies and offer the education and everything else that goes with it for less than half the price? Because we do not charge "Membership Fees"

So with the success we have seen and the benefits our PA notaries are receiving, we received so many requests from neighboring states to offer them courses using our philosophy that we now are going National!!!

The Notary Academy now offers nationwide online notary courses in all fifty states. Whether you are required to take education or not this course is a must! What better way to protect yourself and your customers.

We now offer nationwide Accredited Signing Agent courses also. So check us out at The Notary Academy. And of course our courses are still being offered in PA at live seminars through out the commonwealth and online courses. We have ASA courses along with DMV Agent courses online. So if you are a PA Notary or wish to become one check us out at PA Notary Academy. We want to thank each and every one of our students past present and future! Thanks to you this is possible! Let us know what you think!