 | Kansas Notary Handbook
Questions and Answers
What types of notary seals are acceptable in Kansas?
The notary public’s seal shall either be a seal press or a rubber stamp. In either case, the notary public’s seal must contain the notary public’s name, and the words “Notary Public” and “State of Kansas.” If a seal press is used, the impression must be inked or blackened so that it may be photocopied.
Kansas Notary Law
Every notary public shall provide a notarial seal containing such notary’s name exactly as it appears on the application for appointment as a notary public, and the words “notary public” and “State of Kansas” or words of like import indicating statewide notarial authority, approved by the Secretary of State. Such seal shall authenticate all official acts, attestations and instruments therewith. Every notary public shall add to such notary’s official signature the date of expiration of appointment as a notary public. The seal of every notary public shall be either a seal press and the impression thereof inked or blackened or a rubber stamp to be used with permanent ink so that any such seal may be legibly reproduced by photographic process. No notary public shall use either such seal unless an impression thereof has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State. |
