- (a) Each notary public's stamping device shall be retained under the notary public's sole control. Each notary public who obtains a new stamping device for use on a tangible record shall destroy or render unusable any previous stamping device, if the previous stamping device will no longer be used. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a notary public from using multiple stamping devices. When replacing a stamping device that has been lost or stolen, the notary public shall use a different style of official stamp to ensure that the new official stamp looks different from the prior official stamp.
- (b) In addition to the requirements of state law, each notary public's official stamp for a tangible record shall provide a space for the notary public to record the notary public's commission expiration date.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 53-5a27; implementing K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 53-5a18 and 53-5a19; effective, T-7-6-30-22, June 30, 2022; effective Oct. 28, 2022; amended Dec. 29, 2023.)