1. (a) The official stamp of a notary public shall:

   1. (1) include:

      1. (i) the notary public's name and office;

      2. (ii) 1. if the notary public resides in the State, the county in which the notary public resides; or

         1. 2. if the notary public resides outside the State, the county in which the notary public was qualified; and
      3. (iii) any other information required by the Secretary of State; and
   2. (2) be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated.
2. (b) A notary public commissioned under the laws of this State shall include in the notary public's official stamp or within a certificate of notarial act the expiration date of the notary public's commission as a notary public.
3. (c) A notary public's official stamp is a public seal.

Added by Acts 2019, c. 407, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 126, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.