Montana Notary Seal Stamp

It is the responsibility of the notary to obtain and keep an official seal upon being commissioned. The State does not provide the seal. They may be purchased from most stationery, stamp, or office supply stores.

Montana statute requires the notary’s seal to bear:

The Notary’s Name exactly as it appears on the Certificate of Commission
The words, State of Montana
The words, Notarial Seal or Notary Public

The law does not specify the size, shape, or type of seal that is required. A notary may use either a crimper-type or an ink-type seal; it is a matter of personal preference. Many people prefer the embosser because it looks more official; however, with the increased use of electronic transmission of documents, the ink-type offers a higher degree of legibility when documents are faxed or copied frequently.

In addition to the official seal, many notaries choose to have a stamp made which contains most of the information required below the notary’s signature in a notarial block. This information includes:

The notary’s printed name
The title, Notary Public for the State of Montana
The words, Residing at (the city/town where the notary lives)
And, My commission expires (the month/day/four digit year)

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(d) provide and keep an official crimper-type or ink stamp seal, upon which must be engraved the name of the state of Montana and the words "Notarial Seal" or "Notary Public", with the name of the notary public exactly as that name appears on the notary's certificate of commission issued by the secretary of state;
(e) authenticate with the notary public's official seal, and the notary's original signature as it appears on the notary's certificate of commission, all official acts. Whenever the notary public signs officially as a notary public, the notary public shall add to the signature the words "Notary Public for the State of Montana, residing at.... (stating the name of the town or city of the notary public's post office)" and shall endorse upon the instrument the date, showing the month, day, and four-digit year, of the expiration of the notary public's commission.
(f) on every document on which the notary's seal of office is used, type, stamp, or legibly print the notary's name, as shown on the notary's certificate of commission, after or below the original signature of the notary…