2005 Idaho Code - 51-112 — OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT

                                  TITLE  51
                               NOTARIES PUBLIC
                          AND COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS
                                  CHAPTER 1
                           IDAHO NOTARY PUBLIC ACT
    51-112.  OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT. Official misconduct is the wrongful exercise
of a power or the wrongful performance of a duty. In this context, wrongful
shall mean unauthorized, unlawful, abusive, negligent, or reckless. Official
misconduct by a notary public shall include, but not be limited to:
    (a)  Engaging in any fraudulent or deceptive conduct which is related in
any way to his capacity as a notary public;
    (b)  Failure to exercise the required degree of care in identifying a
person whose identity is an essential element of a notarial act;
    (c)  Representing or implying by the use of his title that he has
qualifications, powers, duties, rights, or privileges that by the law he does
not possess;
    (d)  Engaging in the unauthorized practice of law;
    (e)  Charging a fee for a notarial act which is in excess of that provided
by section 51-110, Idaho Code; or
    (f)  Endorsing or promoting any product, service, contest or other
offering if the notary public's title or seal is used in the endorsement or
promotional statement.