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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-17-17. Resignation of commission; return of papers; destruction of seal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-17-17. Resignation of commission; return of papers; destruction of seal.

A person who wishes to resign a notarial commission shall send a signed letter of resignation to the appointing clerk of superior court, with a copy to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority, and all papers of appointment. The resigning notary public shall destroy the official notarial seal.

## History

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