1. (a) The department shall determine the number of its employees appointed notaries public and pay the expense of appointment, the premiums on the official bond of the notaries, and the cost of official seals. An employee of the state appointed a notary public may do the following:

   1. (1) Take acknowledgments of deeds, contracts, grants, and other documents to or in which the state or a state agency is a party to or has an interest.
   2. (2) Administer oaths to a person to a document, claim, statement, or other document to be filed with the state or a state agency.
2. (b) A notary public appointed under this section may not charge for the service.

As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.210.