§ 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, […]
§ 45-17-2.2. 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. […]
§ 45-16-51. Interment of Unidentified Human Remains; Disinterment for Identification
The chief medical examiner shall be authorized to inter unidentified human remains after the peace officer in charge has exhausted all efforts in identifying such remains. Notwithstanding Code Section 45-16-45, the chief medical examiner shall have the authority to disinter remains interred pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section when the chief medical examiner […]
§ 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 […]