How to Become a Notary in Wyoming (2026): Requirements, Cost & Steps

Requirements verified July 19, 2026 against Wyoming Secretary of State

Wyoming notaries mail a paper application to the Secretary of State with a $60 fee, a notarized oath, and a passing score on the state's 20-question exam. No bond is required under the law in force since July 1, 2021, and the commission lasts six years.

Wyoming rewrote its notary law from scratch with the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, effective July 1, 2021, and almost everything about commissioning changed at once: the bond disappeared, the term stretched from four years to six, the fee doubled to $60, and a short exam plus a free education presentation became mandatory for every term. If you find advice mentioning a Wyoming notary bond or county filing, it predates the new law — ignore it.

The process itself is old-fashioned in one way: it is a paper filing. You review the education presentation, answer the 20 true/false exam questions printed on the application (14 correct passes), have your oath notarized, and mail the form with $60 to the Secretary of State in Cheyenne. Processing runs about 5 to 7 business days, your commission arrives by email, and you order the new-style rectangular stamp — blue or black ink, commission ID number included, county of residence deliberately banned.

Wyoming also made remote notarization permanent in the same 2021 overhaul, and it kept the barrier low: you simply declare your intent and platform on the application, with no extra fee. The cap on notarial fees rose to $10 per act, with technology and mileage fees allowed on top, and every act — remote or in person — must be logged in a journal.

Who can become a notary in Wyoming?

• Age: at least 18 years old.
• Residency: You must be a Wyoming resident, have a place of employment or practice in Wyoming, or be the spouse or legal dependent of military personnel on active duty in Wyoming.
• Background: You must not have been convicted of a felony as prohibited by Wyoming law (a felony bars holding public office until civil rights are restored), and the Secretary of State may deny, revoke, or condition a commission under W.S. 32-3-122 for fraud, dishonesty, or misconduct. If your record is complicated, ask the Secretary of State's notary staff (notaries@wyo.gov) before applying.
• U.S. citizen, permanent legal resident, or otherwise lawfully present in the United States.
• You must certify that you reviewed the Secretary of State's Notary Education Presentation and pass the examination required by W.S. 32-3-121(a).

How to apply: step by step

1. Review the free Notary Education Presentation posted on the Secretary of State's notary page — the application makes you certify that you completed it, and education is required for every term, including renewals.
2. Take the Wyoming notary exam: 20 true/false questions printed in Part III of the Application/Renewal form. You need at least 14 correct to pass. If you already completed education and testing through a state-approved vendor, attach that certificate instead and skip Part III.
3. Fill out the rest of the Notary Public Commission Application/Renewal form, including the checkbox declaring whether you intend to perform remote notarizations and, if so, which platform or communication technology you will use.
4. Sign the oath of office in Part IV in front of a commissioned notary — you cannot notarize your own oath.
5. Mail the completed form with an ink signature and a $60 check or money order payable to the Wyoming Secretary of State (Herschler Building East, 122 W 25th St, Ste 100, Cheyenne, WY 82002). This is a paper filing.
6. After processing — typically 5 to 7 business days — the office emails your Appointment Letter and Certificate of Commission. The letter includes instructions for the statutorily required stamp design.
7. Order the rectangular blue- or black-ink stamp to those specifications and start a journal: Wyoming requires a journal entry for every notarial act.

How long it takes: The Secretary of State lists typical processing of 5 to 7 business days after your documents arrive, with the Appointment Letter and Certificate of Commission delivered by email.

What it costs in Wyoming

Exam and training

Exam: Yes — a 20-question true/false exam covering the post-2021 notary law, included as Part III of the application; 14 correct answers (70%) pass. Alternatively, submit a certificate from a state-approved education vendor under W.S. 32-3-121.

Required course: Every applicant must certify completion of the Secretary of State's free online Notary Education Presentation (or an approved vendor course) for each term — education repeats at every six-year renewal.

Can you notarize online in Wyoming? RON allowed

Yes — Wyoming authorizes remote online notarization (RON). Wyoming's Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts made both remote online notarization (RON) and remote ink notarization (RIN) permanent effective July 1, 2021 — RIN is limited to acknowledgments only. Remote work is optional; traditional in-person notarization is unchanged.

To add RON to your commission: No separate application or fee: you check a box on the commission application (or an updated filing) declaring that you intend to perform remote notarizations and name the platform or communication technology you will use. Each remote notarization must be captured in an audio/visual recording, and every act still goes in your journal. You can also opt in to having your contact information listed for people seeking remote or mobile notaries.

Full guide: how to become a remote online notary.

After you're commissioned

Get your stamp and journal. Rectangular, approximately 1 inch by 2.5 inches, in blue or black ink, with a border outline. Inside the border: your commission name, the words 'Notary Public' and 'State of Wyoming', your commission ID number, and 'My commission expires' followed by the date. The stamp cannot include your county of residence, the Great Seal of Wyoming, or any other image — a deliberate break from the old county-based format. Anyone commissioned or renewed after July 1, 2021 needs a stamp in the new design; your Appointment Letter includes the exact specifications. See the new-notary supplies checklist and Wyoming stamp requirements before you order.

What you can charge: Wyoming caps notary fees at $10 per notarial act. The 2021 law raised the cap from $5 to $10 per act. Notaries may also charge a technology fee for remote notarizations and a mileage fee for travel — keep those itemized separately from the notarial fee.

E&O insurance: Not required. Since Wyoming no longer requires a bond either, optional E&O insurance is the only financial protection a Wyoming notary carries — the Secretary of State expressly notes you may obtain it if you choose.

Earning more with your commission

Most new notaries who turn the commission into real income do it through loan signings — notarizing mortgage document packages for title companies. If that interests you, start with what a loan signing agent actually does and earns. Loan signing agent guide

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