I am SUPER PROUD to share a major milestone with the community. NJNA has formally submitted our full notary curriculum to the State of New Jersey for review! For context, the current NJ Notary Manual is only 26 pages.Our submission is 218 pages of New Jersey specific education, guidance, and compliance focused material! As part of this submission, we have also formally requested to be listed as a professional association within the official New Jersey Notary Manual. This is an important step toward broader recognition, stronger education standards, and a clearer voice for New Jersey notaries. HOW YOU CAN HELP: If you have found value in NJNA, please take a moment to post a review on our Google listing. Member feedback and visibility directly support efforts like this and help demonstrate the impact of our work. Thank you for being part of this community and helping cultivate strong notarial roots in the Garden State.

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Hey NJNA Community, We’ve been working hard to get our curriculum uploaded to the Classroom tab. 18 chapters are done and 6 more to go. The course we’re working on today focuses on New Jersey Notaries who provide notarial services as part of their employment, and understanding the distinction between your role as a Notary Public and your role as an employee. It is very common for Notaries to be unclear about where that line is drawn. It is even more common for employers to misunderstand their role when they employ a Notary Public. To help educate employers, and to save Notaries from having uncomfortable conversations with supervisors or HR teams, I have created a general informational letter that Notaries can provide to their employer at any time. The letter is posted here in this thread, and it will also be included in Chapter 19 of the course, which will be uploaded shortly. -Patrick

I just joined the New Jersey Notary Association after more than 15 years of being a notary in the State.