States Requiring Education

State	Exam	Education
California	New and renewing Notaries	New Notaries — 6 hours Renewing Notaries — 3 hours
Colorado	New Notaries only	New Notaries must take an educational course
Connecticut	On commission application
Delaware		Yes for electronic Notaries, including continuing education
D.C.	Scheduled orientation session
Florida		3 hours live or interactive; New Notaries only
Guam	Yes
Hawaii	Yes
Louisiana	Yes (non-attorneys)
Maine	On commission application
Missouri		Yes: New and renewing Notaries; online or written course
Montana	Yes
Nebraska	Yes: Open-book
Nevada		3 hours: New Notaries and existing Notaries who violate any provision of chapter 240, NRS
New York	New Notaries and Notaries whose commissions have lapsed by more than 6 months
N. Carolina	Yes (NC attorneys exempted).	New Notaries: 6-hour course (NC attorneys exempted); New education requirement for Notaries wishing to perform electronic notarizations
Ohio	Yes: In most counties; Type of exam varies by county	Not required by law, but offered in many counties as preparation for the examination
Oregon	On commission application	3 hours for new commission applicants
Pennsylvania		Currently new Notaries only — 3 hours live or interactive
Puerto Rico	Yes (civil law tradition)	The educational requirement for attorneys
Utah	Yes
Wyoming	Completion of the online test is “encouraged, but not mandatory”