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1. Clerk's Office

Roscommon County Clerk's Office can assist you with notarization.  You must bring your Photo ID or Driver's License along with the document you want notarized.  DO NOT sign the document.  The document must be signed in front of a Notary Public.  The fee is $5.00 per notarization.

2. How to become a Notary

Go to: Notary Services

• Complete the online "Notary Application" on the Online Services page under "Notary Services."
• Print your complete application
• Obtain a $10,000 surety bond from an insurance agency or bonding company and take it, along with your application, to your county clerk.  
  • Pay the county filing fee of $10.00.  
  • Sign your notary application and bond in front of the clerk at the county.  
  • Take the oath administered by the County Clerk's office.
• Use Online Services to upload your final application and pay the $10 nonrefundable processing fee by credit/debit card (additional fees will apply) or e-check/bank account number.  Or you can mail the application to the State of Michigan along with your check.  

3. Where do I go to get something notarized?

If you need something notarized the Roscommon County Clerk’s Office can assist you. You must bring your Photo ID or Driver’s License along with the document you want notarized. DO NOT sign the document. The document must be signed in front of a Notary Public.  

4. What is the process for moving with a CPL?

• If you have a Roscommon County CPL & move out of the county you need to notify Roscommon County of your move. When it is time for you to renew you need to do so with your new County.
• If you have a current CPL with another County and you move to Roscommon County you must notify the county you are leaving. When your current CPL expires you need to renew with Roscommon County.
• If you hold an out of state CPL, after establishing residency you must take a Michigan NRA certified course and follow our new application process.

5. How do I obtain a certified copy?

You can get a certified copy of your DBA, Birth Certificate, or a Death Certificate IF these events had taken place in this county. Otherwise, it will only be obtainable in the county of the event. 

 You can get a certified copy of your Marriage License from the County Clerk's office if one of the parties lived in this county at the time of the marriage and you had applied here.   Otherwise, it will be obtainable at your county of residence at the time of the marriage.  

 We will need a written request and monies up front before issuing the certified copy.  A request form may be obtained from https://www.roscommoncounty.net/150/Clerk or the county clerk’s office. If you would like a certified copy of a Birth Certificate, a copy of your driver’s license is required. Certified copies cost $10.00 for the first copy and $5.00 for any additional copies of that same record. DBA certified copies are $2.00 per copy.