TITLE 45 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Section 17. Notaries Public, 45-17-1 through 45-17-34.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

45-17-15. Revocation of commission; denial of reappointment.

1. The appointing clerk of superior court may by letter, with a copy to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority, revoke the commission or deny the reappointment of any notary public who:
   1. Violates any provision of this chapter;
   2. Performs any notarial act in violation of Code Section 45-17-8;
   3. Is found to have submitted an application or endorsement for a notarial commission containing substantial and significant misstatement or omission of fact;
   4. Ceases to reside or work or have a business in this state; or
   5. Becomes incapable of reading and writing the English language.
2. Any notary public whose commission has been revoked shall upon demand be allowed a hearing and adjudication before the superior court clerk with a right of de novo appeal to the superior court, such appeal to be determined by the court without the intervention of a jury.

(Code 1981, §45-17-15, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 673, § 3.)