1. A. A commission as a notary public in effect on the effective date of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts continues until its date of expiration.
2. B. A notarial officer, in performing notarial acts after the effective date of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts or any amendments to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts shall comply with the most recent version of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts in effect.

3. C. When changes to the official stamp are adopted in the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts or by rules issued by the secretary of state, a notarial officer who has registered a stamp with the secretary of state may continue to use the registered stamp until:

   1. (1) the expiration of the officer's commission, in the case of a notary public; or
   2. (2) one year following the effective date of the change, in the case of an automatic notarial officer.
4. D. The secretary of state shall notify notarial officers when a change to the official stamp is adopted.

History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 27; 2023, ch. 110, § 25.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, provided compliance provisions when amendments are made to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts; in the section heading, deleted "notary public commission in", added "of adoption of and amendments to act"; deleted former Subsections B and C and redesignated former Subsection D as Subsection B; in Subsection B, deleted "notary public of" preceding "notarial officer", after "Notarial Acts", added "or any amendments to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts", after "comply with the", added "most recent version of the", and after "Notarial Acts", added "in effect"; and added Subsections C and D.

Applicability. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 37 provided that the provisions of Laws 2021, ch. 21 apply to notarial acts performed in this state on and after January 1, 2022.