Post Office Box 1248
Wise, VA 24293
Phone: (276) 328-6111

Wise County and Norton City
Clerk of Court
Notary Public

206 East Main Street
Room 245, Wise VA, 24293
E-Mail: 

 
Wise DEVELOP Logo
DEVELOP university scholars frequently intern in the Clerk of Court office doing applied learning projects while pursuing selected academic work in fields ranging from geographic information science, remote sensing, mathematics, business, criminal justice, astronomy and other courses of interest. Over 100 student scholars have worked in internships.

Wise County Math & Science Initiative
The Clerk of Court is a supporter of the Wise County Math & Science Initiative for local high school students to learn physics, calculus, and computer programming.

   

Notary Public services are available in the Clerk of Court office. The person signing the document must either sign or verify their signature on the document and show a picture identification before the Notary will affix his or her seal.

Clerk of Court Jack Kennedy issues the Notary Public commissions issued by the Virginia Governor and Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth. Commissions are valid for a four-year period. There is a $10 processing fee.

Who is a Notary Public?

A Notary Public is a person legally empowered to witness and certify documents and to take affidavits.

How do I become a Notary Public?
Printable Application Form (PDF)
Notary Handbook (PDF)

Applications for appointment as a Notary Public are made to the Secretary of the Commonwealth in Richmond, Virginia. The application form prescribed by the Secretary, is available at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. Completed applications are sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, along with the Secretary of Commonwealth's application fee. Upon receipt of a completed application, proper endorsements and the correct fee, the Secretary, if satisfied the applicant is qualified to be appointed and commissioned as a notary public, shall prepare a notary commission for the applicant and forward the commission to the Clerk of the Circuit Court in which the applicant shall elect to qualify. The Secretary will then notify by letter that the applicant that the commission has been granted and where and how it may be secured.

 

Wise Geographic Information Science Department
The Geographic Information Science Department is now managed by Jessica Swinney. The Clerk of Court endeavors to ensure that real estate parcels are properly mapped for subsequent map inclusion as rapidly as possible. The GISci Department may be contacted at 328-7110.

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The Clerk of Court cooperates in providing data to MIXNET Corp. so local subscribers may access the real estate document images from 1970 to the current year. The remote document subscription ExtraNet access has been provided since 1998 by Mixnet's eFile. Land document subsribers may also use the FREE GIS database to locate parcels in one browser window and bring-up the documents associated with that parcel in a second browser window.

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Code of Virginia