…The notary’s seal, either embossed or rubber-stamped. The seal must be just as described in [12-55-112 (2) C.R.S.]. A notary should not use any seal until s/he has personally checked it against both the commission certificate and the 112 (2) requirements.

Seals are manufactured and sold by private companies, not by the state. The manufacturer may not be familiar with Colorado’s seal requirements, and may not have seen the notary’s commission certificate. A notary’s name, or some other word may be misspelled, or there may be unauthorized additions to the seal. Have any mistakes corrected before using the seal.

(Note: Colorado law does not have any size, shape, or color of ink restrictions for notary seals, but consider your clients and the public at large before deciding on a size too small to read, a bizarre color or shape, or any other unusual variant. Also, the law has no preference for one type of seal over the other. Some notaries prefer an embosser because it is traditional and better accepted by some clients, or because it is harder to reproduce, and copies do not look like originals. Some prefer a rubber stamp because copies do look like originals, and the seal is easy to read in the copy without being rubbed with the side of a pencil lead or otherwise “raised.”)...