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Union County Clerk to Offer Training Seminar for Notaries Public

The educational seminar is open to all Notaries Public. The program is a new course offered by the County Clerk's office in March.

Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi will host an educational seminar open to all Notaries Public on March 20, together with Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh, Esq., a partner at the law firm of Jalloh and Jalloh, LLC, and an adjunct professor at Kean University.

The seminar will be presented on Friday, March 20, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the John H. Stamler Police Academy, located at 1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, in the Glass Classroom, on the Second Floor.

The Notary Public course is a new service being offered by the Office of the Union County Clerk. It is designed to instruct Notaries Public on how to perform their duties with confidence and diligence.

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Notaries will learn about the new online application process and the legal aspects of performing the duties of a Notary Public in an effort to avoid liability issues.

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To register for this seminar, contact the Union County Clerk’s Office at 908-527-4787. The course is limited to 50 attendees and the registration fee of $5.00 is required in advance.

Where to Get Notarized

The Union County Clerk’s Office administers Oaths of Office to commissioned Notaries at two convenient locations in Westfield and Elizabeth. The Elizabeth office, located at 2 Broad Street, Room 114, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Westfield Annex Office, located in the Colleen Fraser Building, 300 North Avenue East, in Westfield, is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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