Application; Qualifications; Oath

Application; Qualifications; Oath. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, application for a commission as notary public for the Commonwealth shall be submitted to the Attorney General and must be accompanied by two letters of recommendation and an application fee in an amount set by regulation by the Attorney General. Every person appointed a notary public must be, at the time of appointment, (1) of good character, (2) at least 18 years of age, and (3)(i) a resident of the Commonwealth or (ii) a United States citizen who is resident in the Commonwealth and employed by the United States government in the Commonwealth or (iii) a United States citizen who is resident in the Commonwealth and employed by a contractor engaged in work for the United States government in the Commonwealth. Every person appointed a notary must also be able to perform all the acts required of a notary. (b) Every person appointed as notary public shall, before acting in that capacity, take and subscribe to an oath for the faithful discharge of his or her duties. The oath may be taken before the Attorney General, a judge, a clerk of court, or other official authorized to administer oaths. This oath shall be executed in duplicate. The original shall be filed in the office of the Attorney General and a duplicate original filed in the office of the clerk of court for the Commonwealth Superior Court. Source: 31 TTC § 203; repealed and reenacted by PL 14-52, § 2 (3313). Commission Comment: Section 4 of PL 6-25, the “Commonwealth Judicial Reorganization Act of 1989,” provides that “[w]herever the term ‘Commonwealth Trial Court’ appears in the Commonwealth Code, it is henceforth to be interpreted and understood to refer to the Commonwealth Superior Court.”