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title: Title 45, Chapter 17. Notaries Public
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heading: NOTARIES PUBLIC
title_heading: PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
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# Title 45, Chapter 17. Notaries Public

Title 45. Public Officers and Employees

31 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 45-17-1, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-1.md
- 45-17-1.1, Power to appoint notaries public, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-1.1.md
- 45-17-2, Qualifications of notaries, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-2.md
- 45-17-2.1, Application to be a notary; endorsements and declarations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-2.1.md
- 45-17-2.2, Application information to be matter of public record, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-2.2.md
- 45-17-2.3, Grant or denial of commission or recommission; grounds; unauthorized practice of law, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-2.3.md
- 45-17-3, Oath of office, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-3.md
- 45-17-4, Fees; Secretary of State to keep record of notaries appointed; reappointment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-4.md
- 45-17-5, Term of office; revocation; renewal of commission; issuance of certificates of appointment; record of appointments; misrepresentation as notary, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-5.md
- 45-17-6, Seal of office, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-6.md
- 45-17-7, Commissioning of nonresidents as notaries; powers and duties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-7.md
- 45-17-8, Powers and duties generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-8.md
- 45-17-8.1, Signature and date of notarial act, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-8.1.md
- 45-17-8.2, Misrepresentation prohibited; required notice; posting of schedule of fees; penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-8.2.md
- 45-17-9, Where notarial acts may be exercised, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-9.md
- 45-17-10, Notary’s authority in relation to attachment, garnishment, or dispossessory action, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-10.md
- 45-17-11, Fees of notaries, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-11.md
- 45-17-12, Authority of notaries who are stockholders, directors, officers, or employees of banks or other corporations to witness execution of written instruments, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-12.md
- 45-17-13, Change of residence, address, or name, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-13.md
- 45-17-14, Notice of loss or theft of notarial seal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-14.md
- 45-17-15, Revocation of commission; denial of reappointment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-15.md
- 45-17-16, Revocation of commission; return of papers; destruction of seal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-16.md
- 45-17-17, Resignation of commission; return of papers; destruction of seal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-17.md
- 45-17-18, Destruction of seal upon expiration or denial of renewal of commission, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-18.md
- 45-17-19, Authenticity of official signature and term of office; fees; apostille, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-19.md
- 45-17-20, Penalty; prosecution of violations of article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-20.md
- 45-17-30, Commissioned officers of armed services constituted as ex officio notaries; authority generally; effect of acts generally; no seal required, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-30.md
- 45-17-31, Persons authorized to have notarial acts performed by commissioned officers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-31.md
- 45-17-32, Validity and effect of notarial acts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-32.md
- 45-17-33, Sufficiency of certification generally; effect of failure to state place of execution or acknowledgment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-33.md
- 45-17-34, Signature, rank, and branch of officer as proof of authority; action by officer as prima-facie evidence, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-17-34.md