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GA Code § 45-17-8.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-8.2. Misrepresentation Prohibited; Required Notice; Posting of Schedule of Fees; Penalties

  A notary shall not make claims to have or imply he or she has powers, qualifications, rights, or privileges that the office of notary does not authorize, including the powers to counsel on immigration matters and to give legal advice.   A notary who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state who advertises the person's services as a notary public in English or any other language, by radio, television, signs, pamphlets, newspapers, other written communication, or in any other manner, shall post or otherwise include with the advertisement the notice set forth in this subsection in English and in every other language used for the advertisement. The notice shall be of a conspicuous size, if in writing, and shall state: "I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, AND I MAY NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR ACCEPT FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE." If the advertisement is made by radio or television, the statement may be modified but must include substantially the same message.   A notary who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state is prohibited from representing or advertising that the notary is a "legal consultant" or an expert on legal matters.   A notary who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state is prohibited from rendering any service that constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.   A notary required to comply with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Code section shall prominently post at the notary public's place of business a schedule of fees established by law which a notary may charge. The fee schedule shall be written in English and in any non-English language in which the notary services were solicited and shall contain the notice required in subsection (b) of this Code section, unless the notice is otherwise prominently posted at the notary public's place of business.   The Attorney General or prosecuting attorney may seek injunctive relief against any notary public who violates the provisions of this Code section. Nothing in this Code section diminishes the authority of the State Bar of Georgia.   A violation of subsection (c) or (d) of this Code section constitutes a deceptive trade practice under Code Section 10-1-427 in addition to any other penalties provided by law.     (Code 1981, §45-17-8.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 630, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Unauthorized practice of law forbidden, § 15-19-51.
GA Code § 45-17-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-9. Where Notarial Acts May Be Exercised

 Notarial acts may be exercised in any county in the state.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 1450; Code 1868, § 1507; Code 1873, § 1501; Code 1882, § 1501; Civil Code 1895, § 502; Civil Code 1910, § 620; Code 1933, § 71-106; Ga. L. 1947, p. 1108, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Violation of liquor law as infamous crime or offense involving moral turpitude, 40 A.L.R. 1048; 71 A.L.R. 217.
GA Code § 45-17-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-10. Notary's Authority in Relation to Attachment, Garnishment, or Dispossessory Action

 It shall not be lawful for notaries public to issue attachments or garnishments, to approve bonds for the purpose of issuing attachments or garnishments, or to issue a summons in a dispossessory case; but a notary may attest an affidavit in an attachment, garnishment, or dispossessory action; provided, however, no writ or summons in said matter shall issue without first having judicial approval as provided by law.   (Ga. L. 1893, p. 117, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 504; Civil Code 1910, § 622; Code 1933, § 71-109; Ga. L. 1947, p. 1108, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1446, § 8.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, a comma was inserted following "to issue attachments or garnishments".   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Garnishment proceedings.    - An affidavit, as the basis for the issuance of the summons of garnishment, subscribed to before a notary public, is defective, and the garnishment proceedings are thereby rendered void ab initio. Thompson v. Reynolds Auto Co., 31 Ga. App. 574, 121 S.E. 528 (1924).    When garnishment or attachment affidavits are subscribed to before unauthorized persons, the proceedings are void ab initio rendering judgments based thereon likewise void. Jenkins v. Community Loan & Inv. Corp., 120 Ga. App. 543, 171 S.E.2d 654 (1969).   Use of void affidavit as testimony.    - Although an affidavit is void as an affidavit verifying the petition for attachment, the judge can consider the affidavit as "testimony," and, if sufficient for this purpose, grant the attachment. Price v. Cohen, Son & Co., 118 Ga. 261, 45 S.E. 225 (1903).    Cited in Kazakos v. Soteres, 120 Ga. App. 258, 170 S.E.2d 50 (1969); Marietta Broadcasting Co. v. Advance Mktg. Research, Inc., 231 Ga. 13, 200 S.E.2d 134 (1973).
GA Code § 45-17-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-11. Fees of Notaries

 (a) The fees of notaries public shall be as follows: (1) Administering an oath in any case .........................$ 2.00 (2) Each attendance on any person to make proof as a notary public and certifying to same ..................................................2.00 (3) Every other certificate .....................................2.00   It shall not be lawful for any notary public to charge a greater sum than $4.00 for each service performed. Said sum shall include a fee of $2.00 for performing the notarial act and a fee of $2.00 for an attendance to make proof as a notary public and certifying to same if such certification, which shall be issued by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the notary public was appointed or the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority, is required. Registering shall be paid for by the party who has the service performed. The fee for all official acts which the notary may perform shall be the same as those prescribed for other officers who are likewise permitted to perform them.   A notary public need not charge fees for notarial acts.   A notary public shall inform the person requesting any notarial act, prior to performing the act, the fees permitted for each act.   (Laws 1792, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 352; Code 1863, § 3628; Code 1868, § 3653; Code 1873, § 3704; Code 1882, § 3704; Civil Code 1895, § 506; Ga. L. 1898, p. 106, § 1; Ga. L. 1904, p. 97, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 624; Code 1933, § 71-110; Ga. L. 1947, p. 1108, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 673, § 3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Validity and effect of agreement to give bank all, or part, of fees of notary for protesting paper, 25 A.L.R. 170.
GA Code § 45-17-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-12. Authority of Notaries Who Are Stockholders, Directors, Officers, or Employees of Banks or Other Corporations to Witness Execution of Written Instruments

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Bank" or "other corporation" means a bank or other corporation organized under the laws of this or any other state or the United States.   "Written instrument," without limiting the generality of meaning of such words, means deeds, mortgages, bills of sale to secure debt, deeds to secure debt, deeds of trust, contracts, legal pleadings, affidavits, certificates, or any other like instruments.     It shall be lawful for any notary public who is a stockholder, director, officer, or employee of a bank or other corporation to take the acknowledgment of any party to any written instrument executed to or by such corporation. Any such notary public may act and sign as official witness to the execution by any party of any written instrument executed to or by such bank or other corporation. Any such notary public may administer an oath to any other stockholder, director, officer, employee, or agent of such bank or other corporation or may protest for nonacceptance or nonpayment bills of exchange, drafts, checks, notes, and other negotiable instruments which may be owned or held for collection by such bank or other corporation, provided that it shall be unlawful for any notary public to act and sign as official witness to or take the acknowledgment of an instrument executed by or to a bank or other corporation of which he is a stockholder, director, officer, or employee where such notary would be witnessing or acknowledging his own signature as it appears on the instrument either in his capacity as an individual or in his representative capacity with the bank or other corporation or to protest any negotiable instrument owned or held for collection by such bank or other corporation where such notary is individually a party to such instrument.    (Ga. L. 1958, p. 313, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1962, p. 104, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 45.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Validity and effect of agreement to give bank all, or part, of fees of notary for protesting paper, 25 A.L.R. 170.    Qualification of stockholder of a corporation or member of association to take acknowledgment of, or attest as notary an instrument to which corporation or association is a party, 51 A.L.R. 1529.
GA Code § 45-17-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-13. Change of Residence, Address, or Name

  Every notary public shall notify in writing the appointing clerk of superior court and provide a copy of such notice to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority of any change in the notary's residence or business address, whichever was used for the purpose of appointment, and of any change in the notary's telephone number. The notice shall contain both the old and new addresses and must be received by the clerk of superior court within 30 days of the change.     Every notary public shall notify in writing the appointing clerk of superior court, with a copy to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority, of any change in the notary's name. The notice shall contain both the old and new names, the new signature, and any new address and must be received by the clerk of superior court within 30 days of the change.   A notary with a new name may begin to officially sign the new name on notarial certificates when the following steps have been completed:   The notice described in paragraph (1) of this subsection has been received by the appointing clerk of superior court;   A confirmation of the notary's name change has been received from the appointing clerk of superior court; and   A new seal bearing the new name exactly as indicated in the confirmation has been obtained.         (Code 1981, §45-17-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 673, § 3; Ga. L. 2007, p. 221, § 3/HB 274; Ga. L. 2008, p. 324, § 45/SB 455.)
GA Code § 45-17-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-14. Notice of Loss or Theft of Notarial Seal

 Within ten days of the loss or theft of an official notarial seal, the notary public shall send to the appointing clerk of superior court, with a copy to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority, a written notice of the loss or theft.    (Code 1981, §45-17-14, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 673, § 3.)
GA Code § 45-17-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-15. Revocation of Commission; Denial of Reappointment

  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:   Violates any provision of this chapter;   Performs any notarial act in violation of Code Section 45-17-8;   Is found to have submitted an application or endorsement for a notarial commission containing substantial and significant misstatement or omission of fact;   Ceases to reside or work or have a business in this state; or   Becomes incapable of reading and writing the English language.     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.)
GA Code § 45-17-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-16. Revocation of Commission; Return of Papers; Destruction of Seal

 Within ten days after receiving notice from the appointing clerk of superior court that a notarial commission has been revoked, an individual shall send or deliver to the appointing clerk of superior court all papers of appointment. Such individual shall also destroy the official notarial seal.    (Code 1981, §45-17-16, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1.)
GA Code § 45-17-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-17. Resignation of Commission; Return of Papers; Destruction of Seal

 A person who wishes to resign a notarial commission shall send a signed letter of resignation to the appointing clerk of superior court, with a copy to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority, and all papers of appointment. The resigning notary public shall destroy the official notarial seal.    (Code 1981, §45-17-17, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 673, § 3.)
GA Code § 45-17-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-18. Destruction of Seal Upon Expiration or Denial of Renewal of Commission

 A notary public whose commission expires and who does not apply for renewal of such commission or whose application for renewal of a commission is denied shall destroy the official notary seal.    (Code 1981, §45-17-18, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1.)
GA Code § 45-17-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-19. Authenticity of Official Signature and Term of Office; Fees; Apostille

  The authenticity of the official signature and term of office of a notary public may be evidenced by:   A certificate of authority from the appointing clerk of superior court or the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; or   An apostille in the exact form prescribed by the Hague Convention from the Secretary of State, provided that an apostille shall be obtained only from the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority on or after the thirtieth day following the designation, by the United States Department of State, of the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority as an authority in the United States competent to issue an apostille.     The fee for a certificate of authority shall be $2.00. The fee for an apostille shall be $3.00.   An apostille as specified by the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents shall be attached to any document requiring authentication that is bound for a nation that has signed and ratified the Hague Convention.     (Code 1981, §45-17-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 673, § 2.)
GA Code § 45-17-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-17-20. Penalty; Prosecution of Violations of Article

  Any person who violates subsection (d) of Code Section 45-17-8 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   Any person who performs any notarial service without complying with the provisions of this article shall, upon the first or second conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a third or subsequent conviction be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than five years, a fine of up to $5,000.00, or both.     (Code 1981, §45-17-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 45; Ga. L. 2007, p. 221, § 4/HB 274.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2007, "of" was substituted for "or" following "guilty" in subsection (b).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Fingerprinting required for violators.    - Offenses arising under O.C.G.A. § 45-17-20 are designated as offenses for which those charged are to be fingerprinted. 2008 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2008-1.
GA Code § 45-17-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 2 - Officers of Armed Forces as Ex Officio Notaries|§ 45-17-30. Commissioned Officers of Armed Services Constituted as Ex Officio Notaries; Authority Generally; Effect of Acts Generally; No Seal Required

 All commissioned officers of all branches of the armed services of the United States of America are constituted ex officio notaries public of this state and as such are authorized, within and outside this state and within and outside the United States of America, to administer oaths, take acknowledgments, and attest instruments conveying or affecting property in Georgia. Acts performed by such officers as authorized in this Code section shall have the same effect as if performed within this state by notaries public of this state. A statement of his rank following the signature of any such officer shall be evidence of the fact of his rank and no seal shall be necessary.   (Ga. L. 1943, p. 421, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Retired commissioned officers do not qualify  under the provisions of Ga. L. 1943, p. 421, § 1 (see now O.C.G.A. Art. 2, T. 45, C. 17), as ex officio notaries public. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-516.
GA Code § 45-17-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 2 - Officers of Armed Forces as Ex Officio Notaries|§ 45-17-31. Persons Authorized to Have Notarial Acts Performed by Commissioned Officers

 Any person who (1) is a member of the armed forces of the United States, (2) is serving as a merchant seaman outside the limits of the United States, or (3) is outside the limits of the United States by permission, assignment, or direction of any department or official of the United States government in connection with any activity pertaining to the prosecution of any war in which the United States is then engaged and the spouse, dependent child, or other dependent of such person may have instruments acknowledged, documents attested, oaths and affirmations administered, depositions and affidavits executed, and other notarial acts performed by any commissioned officer in active service of the armed forces of the United States.   (Ga. L. 1945, p. 360, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 504, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Proof of identity upon which officer certifying to an acknowledgment is justified in acting, 10 A.L.R. 871.    Sufficiency of certificate of acknowledgment, 29 A.L.R. 919; 25 A.L.R.2d 1124.
GA Code § 45-17-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 2 - Officers of Armed Forces as Ex Officio Notaries|§ 45-17-32. Validity and Effect of Notarial Acts

 The notarial acts authorized by Code Section 45-17-31 are declared legal, valid, and binding; and instruments, documents, oaths, affirmations, depositions, and affidavits acknowledged, authenticated, or sworn to shall be admissible in evidence and eligible to record in this state under the same circumstances and with the same force and effect as if they had been made or taken within this state before a duly qualified officer or official.   (Ga. L. 1945, p. 360, § 1.)
GA Code § 45-17-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 2 - Officers of Armed Forces as Ex Officio Notaries|§ 45-17-33. Sufficiency of Certification Generally; Effect of Failure to State Place of Execution or Acknowledgment

 In the taking of acknowledgments and the performing of other notarial acts requiring certification, a certificate endorsed upon or attached to the instrument or document, which certificate shows the date of the notarial act and which states, in substance, that the person appearing before the officer acknowledged the instrument as his act or made or signed the instrument or document under oath, shall be sufficient for all intents and purposes. The instrument or document shall not be rendered invalid by the failure to state the place of execution or acknowledgment.   (Ga. L. 1945, p. 360, § 1.)
GA Code § 45-17-34 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Notaries Public|Article 2 - Officers of Armed Forces as Ex Officio Notaries|§ 45-17-34. Signature, Rank, and Branch of Officer as Proof of Authority; Action by Officer as Prima-Facie Evidence

 If the signature, rank, and branch of service, or subdivision thereof, of any commissioned officer provided for in Code Section 45-17-30 appears upon any instrument, document, or certificate, no further proof of the authority of such officer so to act shall be required; and such action by such commissioned officer shall be prima-facie evidence that the person making such oath or acknowledgment is within the purview of Code Sections 45-17-30 through 45-17-33 and this Code section.   (Ga. L. 1945, p. 360, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 45.)
GA Code § 45-18-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans|Article 2 - Deferred Compensation Plans|§ 45-18-30. "Employee" Defined

 As used in this article, the term "employee" means any person, whether appointed or elected, who provides services for the state, including any state authority authorized to participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia under Chapter 2 of Title 47, or for a county, municipality, or other political subdivision and who is paid for providing such services.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 198, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1417, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 134, § 1/HB 275.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 1, 7.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 2, 3.