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Notary journal rules, state by state — and a journal that runs in your browser

What each state's own text says about keeping a notary journal, quoted with the address it came from, plus a journal that runs in this browser and keeps its entries locked on this device. 18 of 51 states answered with words we could quote.

Price
$49
Built for
a notary public or loan-signing agent who wants their state's own words about a journal, and a journal that keeps entries on their own device
Cadence
a one-off purchase; the state pages are re-read every week and say when a rule moved
Public sample
Free tool on this page

Email us about your stateNo card needed to ask. We reply with what we hold.

The journalfree up to 25 entries

The tool below runs entirely in this browser. Entries are locked with a passphrase you choose, using the browser's own encryption, and they never leave the device. Nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and nobody here can read an entry or reset a forgotten passphrase.

Pick a state and the form follows the fields named in that state's own text. The free tool holds 25 entries. The copy sold on this page, $49 paid once, has no limit and is offered only for the states whose text permits an electronic journal.

Notary journal (runs in your browser)

The free tool holds 25 entries. Everything you enter stays in this browser either way.

Read this before you type anything. Entries are locked with a passphrase you choose and are stored only in this browser. Nothing is sent anywhere, and nobody, including us, can read them or reset the passphrase. A browser can and does delete stored data on its own, so a saved backup file is the only copy that survives that. The tool asks you to save one.

Entries in this browser

No.SavedWhat it records

Entries cannot be edited or deleted here. A mistake is fixed by saving a correction that names the earlier number, so the record shows what was written and what changed. Numbers are never reused.

What we read, and what we could not

We fetched each state's own legislature or notary office and looked for the journal provision in the words on the page. 18 of 51 answered with a provision we could quote. The rest answered with an application shell, a refusal, or a page without the provision on it, and they say so on their own page rather than carrying a filled-in answer.

Of the ones we could read, 11 carry words permitting a journal in an electronic format. 1 describe a bound paper journal with no such words, 0 tie an electronic journal to a provider the state approves, and 39 are unsettled.

Not affiliated with any secretary of state, notary regulator or court. Not legal, tax or professional advice. Every line on this page is quoted from the state's own page linked beside it, on the date shown.

Every statefree to read

One page per state and the District of Columbia, each quoting that state's own words with the address they came from and the date we read them.

All 51 jurisdictions, each with its own page read 2026-09-08
StateJournal required?Electronic journalRead on
Alabamaunclearunclear2026-09-08
Alaskaunclearunclear2026-09-08
Arizonayesallowed2026-09-08
Arkansasunclearunclear2026-09-08
Californiayesunclear2026-09-08
Coloradounclearunclear2026-09-08
Connecticutunclearunclear2026-09-08
Delawareyesallowed2026-09-08
District of Columbiaunclearallowed2026-09-08
Floridayesallowed2026-09-08
Georgiaunclearunclear2026-09-08
Hawaiiunclearunclear2026-09-08
Idahounclearunclear2026-09-08
Illinoisunclearunclear2026-09-08
Indianaunclearunclear2026-09-08
Iowaunclearunclear2026-09-08
Kansasyesallowed2026-09-08
Kentuckyunclearunclear2026-09-08
Louisianaunclearunclear2026-09-08
Maineunclearunclear2026-09-08
Marylandunclearunclear2026-09-08
Massachusettsunclearunclear2026-09-08
Michiganunclearunclear2026-09-08
Minnesotaunclearunclear2026-09-08
Mississippiunclearunclear2026-09-08
Missouriunclearunclear2026-09-08
Montanaunclearunclear2026-09-08
Nebraskaunclearunclear2026-09-08
Nevadayesnot allowed2026-09-08
New Hampshireunclearunclear2026-09-08
New Jerseyyesallowed2026-09-08
New Mexicoyesallowed2026-09-08
New Yorkunclearunclear2026-09-08
North Carolinaunclearunclear2026-09-08
North Dakotayesallowed2026-09-08
Ohioyesunclear2026-09-08
Oklahomayesunclear2026-09-08
Oregonyesallowed2026-09-08
Pennsylvaniayesallowed2026-09-08
Rhode Islandunclearunclear2026-09-08
South Carolinaunclearunclear2026-09-08
South Dakotaunclearunclear2026-09-08
Tennesseeunclearunclear2026-09-08
Texasunclearunclear2026-09-08
Utahunclearunclear2026-09-08
Vermontunclearunclear2026-09-08
Virginiaunclearunclear2026-09-08
Washingtonyesallowed2026-09-08
West Virginiaunclearunclear2026-09-08
Wisconsinunclearunclear2026-09-08
Wyomingunclearunclear2026-09-08

How the tool keeps a record honest

  • Locked before it is storedA passphrase you type becomes a key inside the browser, 200,000 rounds of PBKDF2, and the entries are sealed with AES-GCM. A wrong passphrase opens nothing.
  • Nothing is editedEntries are added, never changed or removed. A mistake is fixed by a correction that names the earlier number, so the record shows both. Numbers are never reused.
  • A backup is not optionalA browser can clear its own storage without warning. The tool asks for a folder where it can write an encrypted backup, and where it cannot, it refuses the next entry until today's backup file has been saved.
  • A thumbprint stays on paperWhere a state's text asks for a thumbprint, the tool says so and does not take one. A thumbprint has to be taken on paper and kept with a paper journal.

See the file before you pay

You do not have to take our word for what is in the file. Here are 25 rows of the real thing, carrying all 6 of its columns, one row per state: what its own text says, and the address we read it from

  • Open the 25 rows as a CSVA plain spreadsheet file. It saves to your machine rather than painting itself into a browser tab, and it opens in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets.
  • The same 25 rows as JSONThe same rows again, laid out for reading with code.

What arrives after you pay: a single private web page carrying the same journal with no entry limit and your state already selected, within 15 minutes of payment. Entries already in this browser open on it with the same passphrase.

What you would be paying for: $49 once, for one private web page carrying the same notary journal with no entry limit and your state already selected. Nothing recurring, nothing to cancel and no subscription behind it. The journal runs in your own browser: entries are sealed with a passphrase you choose and are stored only on your device, so nothing is uploaded and nobody here, including us, can read an entry or reset a forgotten passphrase. A browser can delete stored data on its own, which is why the tool asks for an encrypted backup file and refuses a new entry until one is saved; the backup is your copy to keep. It is sold only for states whose own text we could read and whose text permits a journal in an electronic format, and each state page shows those words and when we read them. It is a record you keep, not a legal opinion, and nothing here is legal or professional advice. Refund on request within 14 days. There is no pay button on this page yet. The private page is delivered within 15 minutes of payment. Entries you already made in the free tool are in the same browser and open on the paid page with the same passphrase. Still not here after 15 minutes? Reply to your Stripe receipt.

These 25 rows are a slice of the file, not the whole of it. What we cannot show you here is how far back it goes: each state also has its own page with the words themselves.

Ask about the unlocked copy

No pay button on this one yet. Email operations@ustechautomations.com. The unlocked copy is offered only for states whose own text we could read and whose text permits a journal in an electronic format. Each state page says which of those it is, and when we last read it. Ask us and we will tell you what your state's page says today.

What you would be paying for: $49 once, for one private web page carrying the same notary journal with no entry limit and your state already selected. Nothing recurring, nothing to cancel and no subscription behind it. The journal runs in your own browser: entries are sealed with a passphrase you choose and are stored only on your device, so nothing is uploaded and nobody here, including us, can read an entry or reset a forgotten passphrase. A browser can delete stored data on its own, which is why the tool asks for an encrypted backup file and refuses a new entry until one is saved; the backup is your copy to keep. It is sold only for states whose own text we could read and whose text permits a journal in an electronic format, and each state page shows those words and when we read them. It is a record you keep, not a legal opinion, and nothing here is legal or professional advice. Refund on request within 14 days. There is no pay button on this page yet. The private page is delivered within 15 minutes of payment. Entries you already made in the free tool are in the same browser and open on the paid page with the same passphrase. Still not here after 15 minutes? Reply to your Stripe receipt.

Email us about your state

No pay button on this one yet. The free tool on this page keeps 25 entries and is the same tool.