Awareness • Advocacy • Transparency
The notary industry has no watchdog. Now it does.
The National Notary Coalition is an independent 501(c)(4) exposing what notaries actually deal with — unpaid work, unsafe assignments, and vendors who answer to no one. Notary Watch gives notaries a way to report it, and gives the industry a reason to change.
Our Pillars
Awareness
Bringing attention to the real issues notaries face in the field so the public, industry leaders, and decision-makers can understand what is happening.
Advocacy
Pushing for stronger protections, clearer standards, and meaningful action around unpaid notaries, vendor practices, and industry accountability.
Transparency
Identifying patterns, sharing incident data, and bringing visibility to the practices affecting notaries across the industry.
Real reports. Real data. Real accountability.
Incident reports submitted
Unpaid as Reported By Notaries
Vendors under review
Six fronts. One coalition.
What We Fight For
The National Notary Coalition focuses on the issues notaries are reporting from the field — from unpaid assignments and vendor silence to platform practices, data concerns, and gaps in industry accountability.
Unpaid Notaries
Notaries are reporting completed assignments that remain unpaid, delayed, or ignored after services have been performed.
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Vendor Accountability
We are pushing for greater accountability around signing services, platforms, and other companies that contract with notaries.
Demand Accountability
Platform Practices
Notaries deserve clarity around how platforms operate, how vendors are listed, and how complaints or payment issues are handled.
Review Practices
Data & Credential Concerns
Notaries upload sensitive information, credentials, background checks, and business details. We are bringing attention to how that information is collected, stored, and used.
Protect Credentials
Industry Standards
We support clearer expectations, stronger protections, and more consistent standards for companies that rely on notary professionals.
Raise Standards
Notary Watch Reporting
Through Notary Watch, we collect incident reports, identify patterns, and publish data that helps the public, press, and industry understand what notaries are experiencing.
View DataNotary Watch is where notary experiences become documented industry data.
Created by the National Notary Coalition, this independent reporting platform allows notaries to submit incidents in minutes. We use those reports to identify patterns, track vendor concerns, and bring greater visibility to the issues affecting notaries across the country.
Every report helps strengthen awareness, advocacy, and transparency.
From the Field to the Record
How NNC uses every report.
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Intake
A notary submits an incident report through Notary Watch.
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Review
We review the submission, confirm key details where possible, and check for duplicate reports.
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Identify Patterns
Reports are organized by vendor, issue type, location, and recurring concerns.
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Publish Insights
Verified patterns may be shared through public reports, dashboards, newsletters, and industry updates.
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Escalate Concerns
When reports show serious or repeated concerns, NNC may use the data to support outreach, advocacy, and regulatory referrals.
From the desk
Read the briefing notaries actually read.
Policy updates, vendor watch alerts, and field reports — published here first.
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