A Notary Public is a public official whose powers and duties are defined by statute. A Notary has the power to acknowledge signatures upon personal knowledge or satisfactory proof, administer oaths, record and/or transcribe depositions, and confirm the authenticity of signatures on affidavits. A Notary’s powers and duties can be exercised in all counties in the State of Tennessee.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, a resident of the county, or maintain a principal place of business in the county from which they are elected.
The Knox County Clerk’s Office authenticates and certifies notaries public for apostilles, applications for adoption, court action, and various other purposes. There is a $5.00 fee for each document needing authentication or certification.
This service is available at all Knox County Clerk locations.
Please note: the Knox County Clerk’s office can only provide this service for notaries that were elected from Knox County.
The Knox County Clerk’s Office can notarize various documents for a fee of $3.00. Please provide a government issued photo identification, such as a Tennessee Driver License.
If you move your residence or principal place of business out of the county from which you were elected (Knox County) and commissioned to another county in Tennessee, you are required to notify this office and pay a fee of $7.00. Please see the change of address form below.
If your last name changes, you should contact the insurance agent that issued your notary bond. They will issue a rider for your bond. You must then submit the rider to this office along with a fee of $7.00. Additionally, you must provide the clerk's office with the legal document which changed your name. This could be a marriage certificate, certified copy of the final divorce decree, or a certified copy of the court order changing your name. You will also need to return your current notary commission to the Knox County Clerk when applying for a name change.
The Knox County Clerk's Office accepts cash, checks, and credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, and American Express). We cannot accept credit cards for Passport services. A fee of 2.5% is assessed by the electronic processing company on all credit and debit card transactions. This fee does not go to the Knox County Clerk's Office. When you submit a check, you are authorizing electronic movement of funds from your account to the Knox County Clerk's account for payment of your transaction. There is a $30.00 NSF fee on all returned checks that are processed electronically. For those checks that are not processed electronically, the following statutory penalties will apply: the amount of the check on any amount owing less than or equal to twenty dollars, $20.00 on any amount owing greater than twenty dollars but less than two thousand dollars, and 1% on any amount owing greater than two thousand dollars. (T.C.A. § 9-1-109)
Old Courthouse
300 Main Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 865-215-2385
Fax: 865-215-3655
Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm More Information
1028 Old Cedar Bluff Road
Knoxville, TN 37923 Phone: 865-215-8500 Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm More Information
Farragut Town Hall 2nd Floor
11408 Municipal Center Drive
Farragut, TN 37934 Phone: 865-966-5205 Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm More Information -->
Our Farragut Office is temporally closed on September 15, 2023 due to extensive renovations to the Farragut Town Hall. We will re-open this location as soon as the work is completed.
North KnoxvilleNorth Knoxville/Crossroads Centre
7328 Norris Freeway
Knoxville, TN 37918 Phone: 865-215-3400 Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm More Information
South Knoxville/Chapman Plaza
7339 Chapman Hwy
Knoxville, TN 37920 Phone: 865-577-4510 Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm More Information
East Knoxville
4734 Centerline Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37917
Phone: 865-549-5184 Hours:
Monday - Friday
9:00am to 5:30pm More Information
