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2022 Georgia Code
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 17 - Notaries Public
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
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