{"id":235,"date":"2014-01-30T21:41:23","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T04:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/?p=235"},"modified":"2026-01-01T22:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T05:49:27","slug":"colorado-notary-training-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-notary-training-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Notary Training, Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-notary-training-exam\/#Colorado_Notary_Training_Exam\" >Colorado Notary Training, Exam<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-notary-training-exam\/#Colorado_Notary_Exam\" >Colorado Notary Exam<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-notary-training-exam\/#Notary_Training_in_Other_States\" >Notary Training in Other States<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Colorado_Notary_Training_Exam\"><\/span>Colorado Notary Training, Exam<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Colorado<\/strong>, new notaries and renewing notaries that have let their notary commission expire are required to complete an SOS approved <strong>Colorado Notary Training<\/strong> course and the <strong>Colorado Nota<\/strong><strong>ry Exam<\/strong>.<img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Colorado_Notary_Law_120x80.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Notary Law\" width=\"120\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is no time specified for the length of the training course, but certain elements must be included covering <strong>Colorado Notary Law<\/strong>.\u00a0 The instructor may also include widely accepted <strong>best practices<\/strong> for notaries.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On completion of the training course, the student receives a <strong>course completion certificate<\/strong>, which is valid for six months.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Colorado_Notary_Exam\"><\/span>Colorado Notary Exam<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The student then must pass the Colorado Notary Exam, which is an open book <strong>online exam<\/strong>, with no time limit.\u00a0 The minimum passing score is 80%.\u00a0 On successful completion of the notary exam, the student receives and <strong>exam completion certificate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then the student must submit an online <strong>notary application<\/strong> form, a notarized <strong>affirmation<\/strong> to obey the Colorado notary laws, and attach the course completion certificate, the exam completion certificate, <strong>driver&#8217;s license<\/strong> or other acceptable ID, and an <strong>application fee<\/strong> of $10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The SOS office normally will process the notary application within <strong>5 business days<\/strong>, and then the notary will receive <strong>email notification<\/strong> of his\/her <strong>notary commission<\/strong>, which is valid for <strong>4 years<\/strong>.\u00a0 Under current law, the notary must <strong>renew<\/strong> the commission every 4 years, but no additional training, continuing education or exam is required.\u00a0 The notary is required to be aware of and comply with any changes in the Colorado notary laws.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once the notary commission is approved, the notary can purchase a <strong>notary journal<\/strong> and a notary <strong>rubber stamp<\/strong>.\u00a0 We offer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/notary-supplies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">notary supplies<\/a><\/strong> on our website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Colorado notary training and exam requirements started on <strong>May 1, 2010<\/strong>.\u00a0 Colorado notaries who were commissioned before that date are not required to complete the class and exam, but it is highly recommended so that the notary is knowledgeable in notary law to better serve the public and to reduce the <strong>risk<\/strong> of notary <strong>errors and omissions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notary_Training_in_Other_States\"><\/span>Notary Training in Other States<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A growing number of states are requiring notary training and\/or a notary exam including:<br \/>\n<strong>1.\u00a0 California<\/strong>&#8211; exam, initial 6-hour course, 3-hour <strong>renewal<\/strong> course<br \/>\n<strong>2.\u00a0 Colorado<\/strong>&#8211; exam, initial course<br \/>\n<strong>3.\u00a0 Connecticut<\/strong>&#8211; exam on application form<br \/>\n<strong>4.\u00a0 DC<\/strong>&#8211; exam and orientation<br \/>\n<strong>5.\u00a0 Florida<\/strong>&#8211; initial 3-hour course<br \/>\n<strong>6.\u00a0 Hawaii<\/strong>&#8211; exam<br \/>\n<strong>7.\u00a0 Louisiana<\/strong>&#8211; exam<br \/>\n<strong>8.\u00a0 Maine<\/strong>&#8211; exam on application form<br \/>\n<strong>9.\u00a0 Missouri<\/strong>&#8211; initial course, <strong>renewal<\/strong> course<br \/>\n<strong>10.\u00a0 Montana<\/strong>&#8211; initial course<br \/>\n<strong>11.\u00a0 Nebraska<\/strong>&#8211; exam<br \/>\n<strong>12.\u00a0 Nevada<\/strong>&#8211; initial 4-hour course<br \/>\n<strong>13.\u00a0 New <\/strong><strong>York<\/strong>&#8211; exam<br \/>\n<strong>14.\u00a0 North <\/strong><strong>Carolina<\/strong>&#8211; exam (initial and <strong>renewal<\/strong>), initial 6-hour course<br \/>\n<strong>15.\u00a0 Oregon<\/strong>&#8211; exam on application form, initial 3-hour course<br \/>\n<strong>16.\u00a0 Pennsylvania<\/strong>&#8211; initial 3-hour course, <strong>renewal<\/strong> 3-hour course<br \/>\n<strong>17.\u00a0 Utah<\/strong>&#8211; exam<\/p>\n<p>Even in states where notary training is not required, it is <strong>highly recommended<\/strong> to better serve the public and to avoid notary mistakes and <strong>liability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We offer <strong>Colorado Notary Training<\/strong> classes by classroom training, teleconference training, and online self-study.\u00a0 <strong>Private training<\/strong> classes are available on request.\u00a0 The training will prepare you to pass the Colorado Notary Exam and includes additional information and a notary reference <strong>guide book<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit our website for <a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Colorado Springs Mobile Notary<\/strong><\/a> services or <a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/Colorado_Notary_Training.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Colorado Notary Training<\/strong><\/a> classes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a9 Copyright 2014 ABC Legal Docs, LLC All rights reserved. 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There is no time specified for the length of the training course, but certain elements must be included covering Colorado Notary Law.\u00a0 The instructor may also include widely accepted best practices for notaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[922,12],"tags":[362,17,284,213,39,363,187,322,164,255,237,364],"class_list":["post-235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colorado-notary-training","category-notary-law","tag-best-practices","tag-colorado","tag-errors","tag-journal","tag-liability","tag-notary-application","tag-notary-exam","tag-notary-law-2","tag-notary-training","tag-omission","tag-rubber-stamp","tag-self-study","has_thumb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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