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ABOUT NOTARIES PUBLIC

Information about and for Notaries

In 1997, the Authority was asked by the Georgia Secretary of State to begin maintaining the central database of notaries public. This project contains the following elements:

maintenance of a central database of all active notaries public (approximately 160,000);
renewal notification to all notaries regarding their commission expiration; and,
issuance of apostilles and notary certifications.

The Authority was recognized in 1998 by the U.S. State Department as the only agency, outside of a Secretary of State office, to issue Apostilles (certifications of public documents for use in a Hague Convention Treaty country). The usual turn-around time for processing a request for an Apostille in other states is several days or longer. In Georgia, through the Authority, the turn-around time, if the request is mailed, is usually one day. If documents are hand delivered, processing time is usually same day service, depending on time of arrival and number of documents, and in most cases less than fifteen minutes.

NOTEWORTHY

Notary Public Application Form
GSCCCA Notary Staff Hours of Operation

Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority
1875 Century Blvd, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30345
Telephone: (404)327-9058 -- Fax: (404)327-7877