Notary law doesn’t address a document written in pencil. However, the statute does say a notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by law. If We do not feel comfortable notarizing a document written in pencil – and the National Notary Association certainly would discourage that We do – this statute may give us the right to refuse.
So if you cannot type your document please write your document with a pen not a pencil.