Notary Oaths may be taken either in person at the Clerk’s Office or via video appointment. The fee is $10. 

Please call 703-746-4044, option 2, prior to walk-ins or video appointments to ensure your commission has arrived at our office.

Walk-ins are welcome 8am-4pm at the following locations:

Old Town Office: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm, except holidays. Please arrive early as the courthouse is locked at 4pm.

West End Center: Tuesday and Friday, 8am-4pm, except holidays.

Video Appointment are available 8:30am-12pm and 2:30pm-3:30pm Tuesday through Thursdays. To book a video appointment, please follow these steps.

Applications to become a Notary Public in Virginia are filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The application is here: Notary Public Application.

Once you have completed the requirements, the Secretary of the Commonwealth will mail your notary certificate to the Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where you live. You must then appear before the Clerk of Court to take the oath as a notary. See Virginia Code § 47.1-8. Commission to be issued, etc.

If you are renewing your commission before the expiration and are in good standing, you are no longer required to take your oath at your local courthouse. Digital copies of notary renewal commissions will be given once your recommission is approved.

Notarized documents that are to be sent to other states or countries may require a certification of the notary public. If the notary public’s oath was administered in Alexandria, the Clerk's Office can provide that certification for a fee of $2.00.