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Title 45 - Public Officers ...
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Chapter 17 - Notaries Public
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Article 1 - General Provisions
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 45-17-1. Definitions
§ 45-17-1.1. Power to appoint notaries public
§ 45-17-2. Qualifications of notaries
§ 45-17-2.1. Application to be a notary; endorsements and declarations
§ 45-17-2.2. Application information to be matter of public record
§ 45-17-2.3. Grant or denial of commission or recommission; grounds; unauthorized practice of law
§ 45-17-3. Oath of office
§ 45-17-4. Fees; Secretary of State to keep record of notaries appointed; reappointment
§ 45-17-5. Term of office; revocation; renewal of commission; issuance of certificates of appointment; record of appointments; misrepresentation as notary
§ 45-17-6. Seal of office
§ 45-17-7. Commissioning of nonresidents as notaries; powers and duties
§ 45-17-8. Powers and duties generally
§ 45-17-8.1. Signature and date of notarial act
§ 45-17-8.2. Misrepresentation prohibited; required notice; posting of schedule of fees; penalties
§ 45-17-9. Where notarial acts may be exercised
§ 45-17-10. Notary's authority in relation to attachment, garnishment, or dispossessory action
§ 45-17-11. Fees of notaries
§ 45-17-12. Authority of notaries who are stockholders, directors, officers, or employees of banks or other corporations to witness execution of written instruments
§ 45-17-13. Change of residence, address, or name
§ 45-17-14. Notice of loss or theft of notarial seal
§ 45-17-15. Revocation of commission; denial of reappointment
§ 45-17-16. Revocation of commission; return of papers; destruction of seal
§ 45-17-17. Resignation of commission; return of papers; destruction of seal
§ 45-17-18. Destruction of seal upon expiration or denial of renewal of commission
§ 45-17-19. Authenticity of official signature and term of office; fees; apostille
§ 45-17-20. Penalty; prosecution of violations of article