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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-17-14. Notice of loss or theft of notarial seal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-17-14. Notice of loss or theft of notarial seal.

Within ten days of the loss or theft of an official notarial seal, the notary public shall send to the appointing clerk of superior court, with a copy to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority, a written notice of the loss or theft.

## History

Code 1981, § 45-17-14, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 673, § 3.