§ 45-17-8.1. Signature and Date of Notarial Act
Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, in documenting a notarial act, a notary public shall sign on the notarial certification, by hand in ink, only and exactly the name indicated on the notary’s commission and shall record on the notarial certification the exact date of the notarial act. The requirement of subsection (a) […]
§ 45-17-8.2. Misrepresentation Prohibited; Required Notice; Posting of Schedule of Fees; Penalties
A notary shall not make claims to have or imply he or she has powers, qualifications, rights, or privileges that the office of notary does not authorize, including the powers to counsel on immigration matters and to give legal advice. A notary who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state who […]
§ 45-17-9. Where Notarial Acts May Be Exercised
Notarial acts may be exercised in any county in the state. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1450; Code 1868, § 1507; Code 1873, § 1501; Code 1882, § 1501; Civil Code 1895, § 502; Civil Code 1910, § 620; Code 1933, § 71-106; Ga. L. 1947, p. 1108, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, […]
§ 45-17-10. Notary’s Authority in Relation to Attachment, Garnishment, or Dispossessory Action
It shall not be lawful for notaries public to issue attachments or garnishments, to approve bonds for the purpose of issuing attachments or garnishments, or to issue a summons in a dispossessory case; but a notary may attest an affidavit in an attachment, garnishment, or dispossessory action; provided, however, no writ or summons in said […]
§ 45-17-11. Fees of Notaries
The fees of notaries public shall be as follows: Administering an oath in any case $ 2.00 (2) Each attendance on any person to make proof as a notary public and certifying to same 2.00 (3) Every other certificate 2.00 Click to view It shall not be lawful for any notary public to charge a […]
§ 45-17-12. Authority of Notaries Who Are Stockholders, Directors, Officers, or Employees of Banks or Other Corporations to Witness Execution of Written Instruments
As used in this Code section, the term: “Bank” or “other corporation” means a bank or other corporation organized under the laws of this or any other state or the United States. “Written instrument,” without limiting the generality of meaning of such words, means deeds, mortgages, bills of sale to secure debt, deeds to secure […]
§ 45-17-13. Change of Residence, Address, or Name
Every notary public shall notify in writing the appointing clerk of superior court and provide a copy of such notice to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority of any change in the notary’s residence or business address, whichever was used for the purpose of appointment, and of any change in the notary’s telephone number. […]
§ 45-17-14. Notice of Loss or Theft of Notarial Seal
Within ten days of the loss or theft of an official notarial seal, the notary public shall send to the appointing clerk of superior court, with a copy to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority, a written notice of the loss or theft. History. Code 1981, § 45-17-14 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, […]
§ 45-17-15. Revocation of Commission; Denial of Reappointment
The appointing clerk of superior court may by letter, with a copy to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority, revoke the commission or deny the reappointment of any notary public who: Violates any provision of this chapter; Performs any notarial act in violation of Code Section 45-17-8; Is found to have submitted an application […]
§ 45-17-16. Revocation of Commission; Return of Papers; Destruction of Seal
Within ten days after receiving notice from the appointing clerk of superior court that a notarial commission has been revoked, an individual shall send or deliver to the appointing clerk of superior court all papers of appointment. Such individual shall also destroy the official notarial seal. History. Code 1981, § 45-17-16 , enacted by Ga. […]