Free Wyoming Notary Acknowledgment Template

A Wyoming notary acknowledgment is a certificate of a notarial act in which you acknowledge signing a record before a notarial officer. The Wyoming Revised Uniform Notarial Act, W.S. 32-3-101 through 32-3-131, governs it, along with the Secretary of State’s notary rules.

The Wyoming Secretary of State issues notary commissions for six-year terms (W.S. 32-3-120).

Identification

Under the Secretary of State’s rules, an identification credential used as satisfactory evidence must contain a photograph of you, or of any credible witness.

Fees

A notarial officer may charge up to $10 per notarial act (W.S. 32-3-126). When more than one person appears to complete an act on a single record, the cap is $10 per acknowledgment or signature. Notaries can also charge less or waive the fee.

Extra Charges

A notary may add a technology fee for remote or electronic notarization, or a travel fee capped at the IRS standard mileage rate. For either one, you must agree to the amount in advance. The notary also has to explain that it’s separate from the notarial fee and not mandated by law.

Remote Certificates

For every remote notarization, the certificate must name the electronic notarization system or other communication technology used.

Sometimes. Under W.S. 32-3-126, a notary may require payment before performing the act. Once you’ve paid, the fee may be nonrefundable, at the notary’s discretion, in certain situations.

For example, if the notary completed the act, they can keep the fee. They can also keep a prepaid technology fee if you fail knowledge-based authentication or identity proofing, even for innocent reasons.

Travel fees follow the Secretary of State’s rules. The notary may keep them if you cancel with less than 24 hours’ notice or if they validly refuse to notarize. However, if the notary cancels and doesn’t complete the act, they must refund the travel fee.

Most appointments go like this.

1. Decide which capacity you’re signing in and use that short form.
2. Complete the venue, date, and signer names.
3. Bring an ID credential with your photo.
4. Agree on any travel or technology fee before the appointment.
5. Acknowledge that you signed the record.
6. The notary signs, adds their title, and applies the stamp.

W.S. 32-3-115 provides the short form. After “State of” and “County of” lines, the individual version uses one sentence: “This record was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name(s) of person(s)).”

A complete Wyoming notary acknowledgment built on it includes:

• The state and county venue
• The acknowledgment sentence with the date and each signer’s name
• The signature of the notarial officer
• The officer’s stamp
• The title, and rank if the officer is in the active military
• The commission expiration date, if the officer is a notary

If you sign for someone else, the form also names your type of authority, such as officer or trustee, and the party you represent. Build your Wyoming notary acknowledgment with Document Genius so the short form is ready.