How to Become a Notary in Wisconsin: Requirements, Fees and Bond
Wisconsin notaries are commissioned through: Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions. The commission term is 4 years. Whether a bond is required was not confirmed from the official source. The application fee is $20. Fields shown as not verified were not found on the official source; check the source page below.
| State | Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | WI |
| Commissioning office | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions |
| Commission term | 4 years |
| Surety bond required | Not verified from the official source |
| Bond amount | Not verified from the official source |
| Application fee | $20 |
| Maximum fee, acknowledgment | Not verified from the official source |
| Maximum fee, jurat | Not verified from the official source |
| Fee note | $20 standard application fee; $50 for an attorney's permanent commission. Fee cap for notarial acts was not confirmed on an official page. |
| 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 | Yes |
| Minimum age | Not verified from the official source |
| Residency rule | Not verified from the official source |
| Official source | https://dfi.wi.gov/Documents/ConsumerServices/NotaryPublic/Forms/NOT100.pdf |
| Additional official sources | https://apps.dfi.wi.gov/apps/NotaryTutorialExam/Chapter1.aspx |
| Last verified | not re-fetched |
| Notes on how the row was compiled | not re-fetched; value from a search extract of the official page. Search extract of DFI materials: four-year commission, $20 fee, online DFI tutorial exam. The $500 bond, age 18 and 90% pass mark appeared in a mix of DFI and third-party text and could not be separated, so bond and age are null. The DFI notary page itself returned HTTP 404 on direct fetch. Not found, so null: fee caps, RON, training, residency rule. |
Official source (plain text, copy into your browser): https://dfi.wi.gov/Documents/ConsumerServices/NotaryPublic/Forms/NOT100.pdf
Last verified: not re-fetched