State of Mississippi Official Notary Seal Requirements
Near the notary’s official signature on the notarial certificate of a paper document, the
notary shall affix a sharp, legible, permanent, and photographically reproducible image of
the official seal that shall include the following elements:
- The notary’s name exactly as indicated on the commission
- The identification number of the notary’s commission
- The words “Notary Public” and “State of Mississippi [insert county of
residence] County"
- The words “Commission expires [insert expiration date]”;
- A border in a circular shape with a diameter no less than one and one-half
inches and no larger than two and one-half inches, surrounding the required
words.
An embossed seal impression that is not photographically reproducible may be used
in addition to but not in lieu of the seal.
A notary shall keep, maintain, protect, and provide for lawful inspection a
chronological official journal of notarial acts a permanently bound book with numbered
pages.