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Georgia notary journal requirements
Georgia requires a written or electronic journal entry for acts performed for a self-filer. Other acts can be logged voluntarily. US Notary Journal is an electronic notary journal that asks for exactly what Georgia expects in each entry.
- Journal required?
- Required for self-filer acts
- Electronic journal allowed?
- Yes. An electronic journal is allowed when it is tamper-evident.
- How long to keep it
- No period found in statute. Keeping it at least 10 years is common practice.
- Thumbprint
- Optional
- Fee cap
- Georgia caps notary fees at $2 per act and $4 per service. (OCGA § 45-17-11)
- Source
- OCGA § 45-17-8(g)
What a Georgia journal entry must include
- Signer name
- Signer address
- Signer phone number
- Date and time of the act
- Location of the act
- How identity was proven (ID type)
- ID number
- Signer signature
- Document type or description
An electronic notary journal for Georgia
Choose Georgia as your commission state and US Notary Journal sets up the entry form above, warns you about the Georgia fee cap, and locks each finished entry so it cannot be altered. Use it on your phone at the signing and on your computer at the office.
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Last checked 2026-10-25. General information, not legal advice.