Find a notary public

Notary publics are public servants who perform public duties such as serving as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents.

There are more than 100,000 notaries public in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Some common places to look for a notary are:

• City and town halls
• Courts
• Banks
• Law offices
• Insurance companies
• Drug stores and pharmacies
• In the phone book under "Notary Public"

If you would like contact information for a specific notary public, you may call the Public Records Division in the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office at [phone] and request that information.

A notary public may not refuse to perform a notarial act solely based on the principal's race, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, health, disability or status as a nonclient or noncustomer of the notary public or the notary public’s employer.