What is the process of changing my registered name and getting a new stamp? I got married this year and just changed my last name. — C.G., Illinois
You must resign your Notary commission and reapply for a new commission in your new name (5 ILCS 312/4-101[a]).
“If you have moved from the county where you are registered or wish to change the name you are commissioned under, you must resign that commission and reapply for commission as a notary public.” (Illinois Notary Public Handbook)
For information on updating changes of name and address for Notaries in other states, please see our article, “What Notaries need to know about name and address changes.”
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