NOTARY PUBLIC APPLICANTS: 

If you are a Sussex County resident who is interested in learning more about becoming a Notary Public visit the State’s Web site at: www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/dcr/programs/notary.html. Once at the site, if you would like to make an application for notary public, click on the link “Application for a New or Renewed Commission.” An application will appear; print the application, complete and sign it, and then forward it to one of the legislators listed below for his/her endorsement. That legislator will forward your application to the Department of Treasury, provided you enclose the following:

(1) Your completed application for notary;
(2) A stamped envelope addressed to the Department of Treasury, Notary Public Section, P.O. Box 452, Trenton, NJ 08625; and
(3) A check in the amount of $25.00 payable to Treasurer, State of New Jersey.

Our legislators are:

Honorable Alison McHose	Honorable Gary Chiusano	Honorable Steve Oroho
115 Demarest Rd., Suite 2B, Sparta, NJ 07871	115 Demarest Rd., Suite 2B, Sparta, NJ 07871	115 Demarest Rd., Suite 2B, Sparta, NJ 07871

Note: If you have a current notary commission and require only a name or address change, please click here.

When you receive your paperwork from the Business Support Service Bureau, confirming your commission, bring it in to the County Clerk’s Office at 83 Spring Street, Suite 304, in Newton, and you will be administered the Notary Oath. The fee for this service is $15.00.

Our hours of operation are Mondays 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed holidays).

Please note that the Notary Public Commission Certificate and the Oath Qualification Certificate must be completed at my office within three (3) months of the date of your commission. Failure to do so in the allotted time will result in cancellation of your appointment. If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at 973-579-0900, or e-mail us at scclerk@nac.net.