Current Notaries who have been convicted of a felony or incarcerated
for a felony within the last 10 years may have their commissions
revoked.
Notaries who are not attorneys are now specifically prohibited
from selecting notarial certificates or assisting another person
in drafting, completing, selecting, or understanding a document
or transaction requiring a notarial act.
Notaries may not make represenations to have powers, qualifications,
rights, or privileges that the office of Notary Public does not
have.
Notaries may not violate state or federal law in the performance
of authorized Notarial acts.
Notaries may not influence a person to enter into or avoid a transaction
involving a Notarial act by the notary public.
Notaries may not affix their signature or seal on a Notarial certificate
that is incomplete.
Notaries may not charge a fee for a notarial act unless a fee
schedule has been provided to the signer before the performance
of the Notarial act.
Notaries may not affix their seal to a document unless the person
who is to sign the document is personally known to the Notary, produces
government-issued identification containing the photograph and signature
of the person signing, or produces government-issued identification
containing the signature of the person, but without the photograph
and another valid identification containing the photograph and signature
of the person signing.
Notaries may not perform a Notarial act if the Notary is a signer
of or named in the document that is to be notarized.
Notaries may not perform a Notarial act if the Notary will receive
directly from a transaction connected with the Notarial act a commission,
fee, advantage, right, title, interest, cash, property, or other
consideration exceeding in value the normal fee charged by the Notary
for the Notarial act.
Notaries must sign their Notarial certificates exactly and only
the name indicated on the Notary Public's Commission certificate.
Notary seals must contain the Notary's name exactly as indicated
on the Notary's Commission certificate.
Notaries must affix the signature on the Notarial certificate
only at the time the Notarial act is performed.
Notaries must comply in a timely manner with a request by the
Lieutenant Governor to supply a current sample of the Notary's
signature.
When not in use, a Notary's seal shall be kept secure and under
the control of the Notary.
Notary seals remain the exclusive property of the Notary regardless
of who pays for the seal or the circumstances under which it is
obtained.
Notaries must provide the Lieutenant Governor with written notification
of the theft, loss or compromised security of their Notary seal
within 10 days.
Notary seals must be destroyed or defaced by the Notary when
the commission expires, upon resignation of the commission or
upon revocation of the commission by the Lieutenant Governor.
Notaries must only apply their Notary seal at the time the Notarial
act is performed.
Notaries may now officially use an embossed seal in addition
to, but not in place of, the official seal on the document.
Within 30 days after change of a Notary's name, mailing address,
or physical address, the Notary shall inform the Lieutenant Governor
of the change.
There is now a $5.00 fee for additional copies of Commission
certificates for regular Notaries.
Notaries may be required to update their contact information
upon request.
Commission resignations must be in writing and signed by the Notary.
Notaries who no longer meet the requirements to be a Notary shall
immediately resign the commission.
Notaries are now subject to disciplinary action and the revocation
of their Notary commissions by the Lieutenant Governor for good
cause
