Licensing & Certification Guide

Your license must always be displayed at your business location.

If you transport or warehouse household goods, special commodities, or commercial goods for compensation within New Jersey, you need a public movers license and/or a warehousemen license.

Indicate the type of license you require in the application: moving (PM), moving and warehousing (PC), or warehousing only (PW). A self-storage or delivery company does not require a state license.

A notary public who is not a licensed attorney-at-law must provide a statement in any advertisements stating that they're not an attorney licensed to practice law and cannot offer legal advice.

You or any staff providing notary services must be registered as a notary public.

After you submit your application, you need to take your notary public commission and oath qualification certificates to the county clerk's office where you live. If you don't live in New Jersey but work there, go to the office in the county where you work. You must do this to swear to the Oath of Office within 3 months of submitting your application.