(a) The 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 any of the following:
- (1) Failure to comply with this chapter.
- (2) A fraudulent, dishonest, or deceitful misstatement or omission in the application for a commission as a notary public submitted to the Secretary of State.
- (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 chapter, regulations adopted by the Secretary of State, or any federal or state law.
- (6) Use of false or misleading advertising or representation by the notary public representing that the notary public has a duty, right, or privilege that the notary public does not have.
- (7) Violation by the notary public of a regulation adopted by the Secretary of State regarding a notary public.
- (8) Denial, refusal to renew, revocation, suspension, or conditioning of a notary public commission in another state.
- (9) A violation under § 4311(c) of this title.
- (b) If the 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 timely notice and hearing in accordance with Chapter 101 of this title.
- (c) The authority of the 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.
83 Del. Laws, c. 425, § 11