§ 45-17-31. Persons Authorized to Have Notarial Acts Performed by Commissioned Officers
Any person who (1) is a member of the armed forces of the United States, (2) is serving as a merchant seaman outside the limits of the United States, or (3) is outside the limits of the United States by permission, assignment, or direction of any department or official of the United States government in […]
§ 45-17-1. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Attesting” and “attestation” are synonymous and mean the notarial act of witnessing or attesting a signature or execution of a deed or other written instrument, where such notarial act does not involve the taking of an acknowledgment, the administering of an oath or affirmation, the taking of a […]
§ 45-17-1.1. Power to Appoint Notaries Public
The power to appoint notaries public is vested in the clerks of the superior courts and may be exercised by them at any time. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1446; Ga. L. 1868, p. 130, § 1; Code 1868, § 1503; Code 1873, § 1497; Code 1882, § 1497; Civil Code 1895, § 498; Civil […]
§ 45-17-2. Qualifications of Notaries
Any individual applying for appointment to be a notary public shall: Be at least 18 years old; Be a United States citizen or be a legal resident of the United States; Be a legal resident of the county from which such individual is appointed; Have, and provide at the time of the application, the applicant’s […]
§ 45-17-2.1. Application to Be a Notary; Endorsements and Declarations
Any individual desiring to be a notary public shall submit application to the clerk of superior court of the county in which the individual resides or, when applying under the provisions of Code Section 45-17-7, to the clerk of superior court of the county in which the individual works or has a business. Except for […]
§ 45-17-2.2. Application Information to Be Matter of Public Record
The information in the application for appointment and commissioning as a notary public shall be a matter of public record. History. Code 1981, § 45-17-2.2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1469, § 4.
§ 45-17-2.3. Grant or Denial of Commission or Recommission; Grounds; Unauthorized Practice of Law
After an applicant submits to the clerk of superior court of the county the application, endorsements, and declaration of applicant as required in Code Section 45-17-2.1, the clerk of superior court shall either grant or deny a commission or recommission as a notary public within ten days following the applicant’s submission of the necessary documents. […]
§ 45-17-3. Oath of Office
Before entering on the duties of his office, each notary public shall take and subscribe before the clerk of the superior court the following oath, which shall be entered on his minutes: “I, _______________ , do solemnly swear or affirm that I will well and truly perform the duties of a notary public to the […]
§ 45-17-4. Fees; Secretary of State to Keep Record of Notaries Appointed; Reappointment
Before a certificate shall be issued to a notary public, he or she shall pay to the clerk of the superior court the sum prescribed by Code Section 15-6-77, relating to fees of clerks of the superior courts, from which amount the clerk shall be entitled to cover his or her services in issuing the […]
§ 45-17-5. Term of Office; Revocation; Renewal of Commission; Issuance of Certificates of Appointment; Record of Appointments; Misrepresentation as Notary
Each notary public shall hold office for four years, subject to revocation at any time by the clerk of the superior court, at the end of which time, on petition, his commission may be renewed by order of the clerk for a like term. Renewal of a notary public commission may be done in person […]