2422 CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS

2422.1 When a notary public changes his or her name or address, within thirty (30) days the notary shall notify ONCA of such change on forms prescribed by ONCA.

2422.2 A name change notification must be accompanied by a bond rider from the bonding company amending the notary bond, which shall include a duplicate notary certificate showing the new name. ONCA will not impose a fee for a name or address change and will not issue a new certificate.

2422.3 A notary that submits a name change notification shall continue to use their original notary seal and their original name and signature until ONCA renews their commission. Upon renewal, the notary will receive a new commission certificate and seal with the new information.

SOURCE: § 31.1 of Regulation No. 73-13, approved May 24, 1973, as published at 19 DCR 1147 (June 11, 1973); as amended at 25 DCRR § 31.1; as amended by the New Columbia Statehood Initiative and Omnibus Boards and Commissions Reform Amendment Act of 2014, effective May 2, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-271; 62 DCR 1884 (February 13, 2015)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 012856 (October 21, 2022).