How to Become a Notary in Georgia: Requirements, Fees and Bond
Georgia notaries are commissioned through: Clerk of Superior Court of the applicant's county. The commission term is 4 years. Whether a bond is required was not confirmed from the official source. Fields shown as not verified were not found on the official source; check the source page below.
| State | Georgia |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | GA |
| Commissioning office | Clerk of Superior Court of the applicant's county |
| Commission term | 4 years |
| Surety bond required | Not verified from the official source |
| Bond amount | Not verified from the official source |
| Application fee | Not verified from the official source |
| Maximum fee, acknowledgment | Not verified from the official source |
| Maximum fee, jurat | Not verified from the official source |
| Fee note | The filing fee is set by each county clerk and is not a single state figure (the Augusta page lists $55.00 for its county only, so it is not used). |
| Remote online notarization (RON) allowed | Not verified from the official source |
| Maximum RON fee | Not verified from the official source |
| Training required | Not verified from the official source |
| Exam required | Not verified from the official source |
| Minimum age | 18 |
| Residency rule | Resident of this state, or of a neighboring state if employed in Georgia; resident of the county from which appointed |
| Official source | https://www.augustaga.gov/443/Georgia-Notaries-Public |
| Additional official sources | None listed |
| Last verified | 2026-10-12 |
| Notes on how the row was compiled | Source is the Augusta-Richmond County government page (augustaga.gov), fetched 2026-10-12, which states: 'Each commission is for a term of four years', 'At least 18 years old' and the residency rule above. The Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (gsccca.org) was NOT confirmed as a state authority from a fetched official text: law.georgia.gov/node/398 only refers to its 'enabling legislation' and O.C.G.A. 15-6-94(a)(3), and the statute text itself could not be fetched from a .gov host, so no gsccca.org value is used. Not found on that page, so null: bond, application fee (county-set), fee caps, RON, training, exam. |
Official source (plain text, copy into your browser): https://www.augustaga.gov/443/Georgia-Notaries-Public
Last verified: 2026-10-12