Registering Notary Commission

To become a commissioned Notary Public for South Carolina, you must be a registered voter in the county in which you live.

If you are a registered voter, you can obtain the Notary Public application from the Legislative Delegation Office located at 301 University Ridge, Suite 2400, Greenville South Carolina 29601 or you may call (864) 467-7113 to have an application mailed directly to you. You can also download the application from the Greenville County Government website.

After you receive your application, you will need to complete the form and have a Notary Public witness your signature before returning the application to the Legislative Delegation Office at County Square. The application fee for a Notary Public Commission is twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which is payable in cash or check made payable to the Secretary of State.

Upon submission and payment of the required fee your application will be sent to the Secretary of StateТs office for processing and approval. If you are approved as a Notary Public you will need to register your commission in person with the Civil Records Department (Suite 224) of the Greenville County Clerk of CourtТs office. The Clerk of CourtТs office is located on the second floor of the Greenville County Courthouse at 305 East North Street in downtown Greenville.

The fee to record a Notary Public Commission with the Clerk of Court is five dollars ($5.00). Acceptable forms of payment include cash, money order or business check. The Clerk of Court does not currently accept credit or debit cards as payment.