A. A notarial officer is responsible for the security of the notarial officer's stamping device and may not allow another individual to use the device to perform a notarial act. On resignation from, or the revocation or expiration of, a notary public's commission, or on the expiration of the date set forth in the stamping device, if any, the notary public shall disable the stamping device by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing or securing it against use in a manner that renders it unusable. On the death or adjudication of incompetency of a notarial officer, the notarial officer's personal representative or guardian or any other person knowingly in possession of the stamping device shall render it unusable by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing or securing it against use in a manner that renders it unusable.B. If a notarial officer's stamping device is lost or stolen, the notarial officer or the notarial officer's personal representative or guardian shall promptly notify the secretary of state on discovering that the device is lost or stolen.History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 17; 2023, ch. or the notarial officer's personal representative or guardian shall promptly notify the secretary of state on discovering that the device is lost or stolen.History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 17; 2023, ch. 110, § 15.ANNOTATIONSThe 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, changed each occurrence of 'notary public' to 'notarial officer' throughout the section. Applicability. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 37 provided that the provisions of Laws 2021, ch. 21 apply to notarial acts performed in this state on and after January 1, 2022.
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