Non-Resident Electronic Notary Registrations

If you are a non-resident who does not maintain an office or regular place of employment in Delaware and wish to become a Delaware Electronic Notary, you must meet and maintain for the term of commission one of the following requirements:

• The applicant is a current employee of a banking, trust or insurance company organized and regulated under the laws of the United States or any state, commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States and such banking, trust or insurance company shall have previously submitted to the Secretary and had approved by the Secretary an application demonstrating that such banking, trust or insurance company is in good standing and has a reasonable need for permitting one or more of its employees to become an electronic notary under Delaware law.
• The applicant is a current employee of a federal governmental agency or unit of the United States and such agency or unit has previously submitted to the Secretary and had approved by the Secretary an application requesting approval to permit one or more of its employees to become an electronic notary under Delaware law.
• The applicant is an attorney at law in good standing licensed in any state, commonwealth, territory, district or possession of the United States.
• The applicant is a legal assistant or paralegal working under the direct supervision of an attorney at law in good standing licensed in any state, commonwealth, territory, district or possession of the United States and such attorney at law is a Delaware electronic notary and has previously submitted to the Secretary and had approved by the Secretary an application demonstrating such attorney at law has a reasonable need for permitting one or more legal assistants or paralegals under his or her direct supervision to become an electronic notary under Delaware law.

NOTE: If your commission is granted, you will be required to purchase a Delaware Notary identification card and a USB card reader which must be used in conjunction with all electronic notary activities. The cost for this equipment can be found in our fee schedule. You must have access to a networked computer running Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista or later) and Internet Explorer version 6.0 or later.