Nebraska Notary Requirements
ACCEPTABLE IDs FOR A NEBRASKA NOTARY
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 64-105
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 64-105 (identification standard). (2) For purposes of this section: (a) Identified by the notary public through satisfactory evidence means identification of an individual based on: (i) At least one document issued by a government agency that is current and that bears the photographic image of the individual's face and signature and a physical description of the individual, except that a properly stamped passport without a physical description is satisfactory evidence; or (ii) The oath or affirmation of one credible witness unaffected by the document or transaction to be notarized who is personally known to the notary public and who personally knows the individual, or the oaths or affirmations of two credible witnesses unaffected by the document or transaction to be notarized who each personally knows the individual and shows to the notary public documentary identification as described in subdivision (a)(i) of this subsection; and (b) Personal knowledge of identity or personally known means familiarity with an individual resulting from interactions with that individual over a period of time sufficient to dispel any reasonable uncertainty that the individual has the identity claimed.
STATE IDs
Nebraska requires a current, state-issued document bearing a photograph, signature, and physical description.
*Acceptable only if the License to Carry/CHL card bears a photograph, signature, and physical description - verify on the card presented; some states' License to Carry/CHLs do not.
**Nebraska does not issue this credential.
FEDERAL IDs
Nebraska requires a current, federally issued document bearing a photograph, signature, and physical description.
*Properly stamped.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT IDs
Nebraska requires a current, government-issued document bearing a photograph, signature, and physical description.
*Acceptable if the card bears a photograph, signature, and physical description - verify on the card presented.
INMATE IDs
Nebraska accepts county inmate identification as listed below.
*Acceptable if the card bears a photograph, signature, and physical description - verify on the card presented.
FOREIGN IDs
Nebraska accepts foreign identification only as specifically listed below.
*Foreign passport accepted only when properly stamped by USCIS
CREDIBLE WITNESS(ES)
Nebraska (Neb. Rev. Stat. 64-105) accepts the oath or affirmation of a credible witness unaffected by the document or transaction (single: known to the notary and knows the individual; double: each knows the individual and shows documentary ID); the oath is the act. (Neb. Rev. Stat. ch. 64).
PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE
*Personal knowledge requires familiarity sufficient to dispel any reasonable uncertainty.
OTHER IDs
*Acceptable if the card bears a photograph, signature, and physical description - verify on the card presented.
Journal Rules
No traditional journal statute
NO TRADITIONAL JOURNAL MANDATE.
- Journal required?
- ✗
- Bound paper journal required?
- ✗
- Wet signature required in journal?
- ✗
- Wet thumbprint required?
- ✗
- Digital journal allowed?
- ✓
- Journal format
- Optional
Notary Fees
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-133
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-133 (NOTARIES PUBLIC; FEES; GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEE; LIMITATION): Except as otherwise provided in this section, notaries public may charge and collect fees as follows: For each protest, one dollar; for recording the same, two dollars; for each notice of protest, two dollars; for taking affidavits and seal, two dollars; for administering oath or affirmation, two dollars; for each certificate and seal, five dollars; for taking acknowledgment of deed or other instrument, five dollars; and for each mile traveled in serving notice, mileage at the rate provided in section 81-1176. An employee of the state or its political subdivisions may not charge the fees prescribed in this section if his or her governmental employer paid the commission and bonding fees required of notaries public.
- Acknowledgment (max)
- $5.00
- Jurat (max)
- $2.00
- Additional signature (max)
- $5.00
- Travel fee capped?
- ✗
- Travel fee disclosure required?
- ✓
Notarial Acts
Certificate Language
Bracketed {tokens} are placeholders the app fills in (venue, names, dates) when it generates a certificate.
Source Documents
Full statute and (where published) the commissioning authority’s notary handbook. Download links appear here once the documents table is populated.
📄 Full notary statute (coming soon) 📄 Notary handbook (coming soon)
