(a) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor may deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or impose a condition on a commission as notary public for any act or omission that demonstrates the individual lacks the honesty, integrity, competence, or reliability to act as a notary public, including:(1) failure to comply with this subchapter;(2) a fraudulent, dishonest, or deceitful misstatement or omission in the application for a commission as a notary public submitted to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor;(3) a conviction of the applicant or notary public of any felony or a crime involving fraud, dishonesty, or deceit;(4) a finding against, or admission of liability by, the applicant or notary public in any legal proceeding or disciplinary action based on the applicant’s or notary public’s fraud, dishonesty, or deceit;(5) failure by the notary public to discharge any duty required of a notary public, whether by this subchapter, regulations of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, or any federal or Virgin Islands law;(6) use of false or misleading advertising or representation by the notary public representing that the notary has a duty, right, or privilege that the notary does not have;(7) violation by the notary public of a rule of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor regarding a notary public; or(8) denial, refusal to renew, revocation, suspension, or conditioning of a notary public commission in another state.
(1) failure to comply with this subchapter;
(2) a fraudulent, dishonest, or deceitful misstatement or omission in the application for a commission as a notary public submitted to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor;
(3) a conviction of the applicant or notary public of any felony or a crime involving fraud, dishonesty, or deceit;
(4) a finding against, or admission of liability by, the applicant or notary public in any legal proceeding or disciplinary action based on the applicant’s or notary public’s fraud, dishonesty, or deceit;
(5) failure by the notary public to discharge any duty required of a notary public, whether by this subchapter, regulations of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, or any federal or Virgin Islands law;
(6) use of false or misleading advertising or representation by the notary public representing that the notary has a duty, right, or privilege that the notary does not have;
(7) violation by the notary public of a rule of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor regarding a notary public; or
(8) denial, refusal to renew, revocation, suspension, or conditioning of a notary public commission in another state.
(b) If the Office of the Lieutenant Governor denies, refuses to renew, revokes, suspends, or imposes conditions on a commission as a notary public, the applicant or notary public is entitled to notice of the decision not later than 10 days after the Lieutenant Governor’s determination, and the right to appear to be heard in person or in writing before the decision is final. The decision of the Lieutenant Governor after hearing is final; but the aggrieved person shall have the right to appeal the final decision of the Lieutenant Governor to the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.
(c) The authority of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to deny, refuse to renew, suspend, revoke, or impose conditions on a commission as a notary public does not prevent a person from seeking and obtaining other criminal or civil remedies provided by law.