County Clerk Announces Notary Night Schedule for 2021

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
12/04/2020

County Clerk Announces Notary Night Schedule for 2021

TRENTON -Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello has announced the monthly Notary Night schedule for 2021. Notary Nights will continue to be held on the first Thursday of each month, from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Notary Nights are usually held at the Mercer County Connection satellite office in Hamilton, but the office is currently closed due to a Covid-19 case. If this closure continues, Notary Nights will be held at the Trenton office on 209 South Broad St. instead. A mask or face covering must be worn to enter. The dates for 2021 are as follows:              

  • January 7
  • February 4
  • March 4
  • April 1
  • May 6
  • June 3
  • July 1
  • August 5
  • September 2
  • October 7
  • November 4
  • December 2

To be sworn in by Mercer County Clerk’s Office staff as a new notary, prospective notaries must apply and have their applications signed by a legislator. If you file your application online it will be sent to your legislator electronically. After the State of New Jersey processes your application, you will be sent your commission by mail. You must take your oath of office. The fee is $15; checks and money order are accepted. Prospective notaries will also need a photo ID and their certificate on hand to be sworn in.

For current notaries public, an executive order signed by the Governor enables those whose commissions were due to expire to continue to perform notarial acts. The order allows any notaries public whose existing commissions have expired during the Public Health Emergency (March 2020-present) to continue to act as a notary as long as they enter the commission expiration date shown on their most recent renewal certificate when doing so. If they fail to renew their commission during the 90-day period following the last day of the PHE, their commissions will expire and they will have to reapply in order to conduct notarial acts.

For more information about notaries public and for updates on office openings and closings in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit the Mercer County website at http://www.mercercounty.org/government/county-clerk-/office-services/notary-public, or call the office’s main number at 609-989-6465.

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Mercer County Clerk

Paula Sollami Covello

209 South Broad St, PO Box 8068

Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 | (609) 989-6465

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