Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 3 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
Section 317 - Official stamp


The following shall apply to the official stamp of a notary public:
(1) A notary public shall provide and keep an official seal, which shall be used to authenticate all the acts, instruments and attestations of the notary public. The seal must be a rubber stamp and must show clearly in the following order:
(i) The words "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."
(ii) The words "Notary Seal."
(iii) The name as it appears on the commission of the notary public and the words "Notary Public."
(iv) The name of the county in which the notary public maintains an office.
(v) The date the notary public's commission expires.
(vi) Any other information required by the department.
(2) The seal must have a maximum height of one inch and width of three and one-half inches, with a plain border.
(3) The seal must be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 57 - NOTARIES PUBLIC

Chapter 3 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 301 - Short title of chapter

Section 302 - Definitions

Section 303 - Applicability

Section 304 - Authority to perform notarial act

Section 305 - Requirements for certain notarial acts

Section 306 - Personal appearance required

Section 306.1 - Notarial act performed for remotely located individual

Section 307 - Identification of individual

Section 308 - Authority to refuse to perform notarial act

Section 310 - Notarial act in this Commonwealth

Section 311 - Notarial act in another state

Section 312 - Notarial act under authority of federally recognized Indian tribe

Section 313 - Notarial act under Federal authority

Section 314 - Foreign notarial act

Section 315 - Certificate of notarial act

Section 316 - Short form certificates

Section 317 - Official stamp

Section 318 - Stamping device

Section 319 - Journal

Section 320 - Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record; selection of technology

Section 321 - Appointment and commission as notary public; qualifications; no immunity or benefit

Section 322 - Examination, basic education and continuing education

Section 323 - Sanctions

Section 324 - Database of notaries public

Section 325 - Prohibited acts

Section 326 - Validity of notarial acts

Section 327 - Regulations

Section 328 - Notary public commission in effect

Section 329 - Savings clause

Section 329.1 - Fees of notaries public

Section 330 - Uniformity of application and construction

Section 331 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act