1999 Minnesota Code
Chapters 357 - 359 Public Services and Privileges
Chapter 359 Notaries Public
Section 359.01 Commission.

359.01 Commission.

Subdivision 1. Resident notaries. The governor may appoint and commission as notaries public, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, as many citizens of this state or resident aliens, over the age of 18 years, as the governor considers necessary. The commissioner of commerce shall perform all duties necessary to appoint and commission notaries public under this section on the governor's behalf.

Subd. 2. Nonresident notaries. The governor or the commissioner of commerce, acting on the governor's behalf, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, may appoint as notary public a person who is not a resident of this state if:

(1) the person is a resident of Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota, and of a county that shares a boundary with this state;

(2) the person designates the commissioner as agent for the service of process for all purposes relating to notarial acts and for receipt of all correspondence relating to notarial acts.

Subd. 3. Fees. (a) When making application for a commission the applicant must submit, along with the information required by the commissioner, a nonrefundable fee of $40.

(b) All fees shall be retained by the commissioner and are nonreturnable, except that an overpayment of a fee is the subject of a refund upon proper application.

HIST: (6937) RL s 2656; 1955 c 820 s 44; 1969 c 1148 s 59; 1973 c 725 s 67; 1984 c 504 s 1; 1984 c 609 s 23; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 129; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1992 c 513 art 3 s 72; 1993 c 354 s 2; 1993 c 369 s 127; 1996 c 439 art 1 s 22,23