State notary registries

Official notary listings, with real source paths.

Name: State notary public listing source catalog
Creator: Notary Geek

This page tracks which states already have a public Notary Geek search layer, which official source we rely on, and what the next implementation step is for each state.

Open California search Open JSON Open New York search

Why this matters

Registry pages help people and help the site.

A source-backed public listing page is good utility for humans, good grounding for AI systems, and good long-tail search infrastructure. The right pattern is raw source preservation, parsed search, source freshness, machine-readable JSON, and a clear boundary between the official source and the Notary Geek search layer.

Design rule

Every state registry should preserve the original source file or official query path, keep search fields explicit, and expose both a human page and a machine-readable feed.

State source map

Implementation status by state.

California is the working template. New York and Michigan are mapped so the next build steps are based on official source reality, not guesses.

Live

California

Official source: California Secretary of State notary public listing

Data shape: Public webpage linking to a downloadable ZIP that contains active-notary.txt.

Refresh cadence: California says the listing updates each business day.

Status: Live in Notary Geek: download discovery, raw-file archive, parsed snapshot, public search page, JSON feed, and search API.

California is the template implementation for future state notary registries because it offers a durable downloadable source file instead of only an interactive search form.

Search fields: name, commission number, county, city, business name

Open California search

Live

New York

Official source: Commissioned NYS Notaries Public (Open Data NY)

API: https://data.ny.gov/resource/rwbv-mz6z.json

Data shape: Open data dataset with API access and downloadable tabular records.

Refresh cadence: Use the source dataset metadata as the refresh truth and preserve source timestamps in Notary Geek snapshots.

Status: Live in Notary Geek: API pull, raw JSON archive, normalized snapshot, public search page, JSON feed, and search API.

New York is the cleanest second implementation because the official source is already structured for machine consumption.

Search fields: name, county, commission status, expiration date, city

Open New York search

Planned

Michigan

Official source: Michigan Secretary of State notary services / online search entry point

Data shape: Official public information page with an online-services search path rather than a simple public bulk-download feed.

Refresh cadence: Implementation pending source-shape confirmation for a stable downloadable or queryable official result set.

Status: Official source identified, but live implementation should wait until the query path and capture method are confirmed.

Michigan may require a different pattern than California and New York if the official search is interactive rather than bulk-download based.

Search fields: name, county, commission details if exposed by official search