5 ILCS 312/2-106
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|5 ILCS 312/ - Illinois Notary Public Act.|Article II - Appointment Provisions

 (from Ch. 102, par. 202-106)(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2022)Sec. 2-106. Appointment recorded by county clerk. The appointment of the applicant as a notary public is complete when the  commission is recorded with the county clerk.The Secretary of State shall forward the applicant's commission to the  county clerk of the county in which the applicant resides  or, if the applicant is a resident of a state bordering Illinois, the county  in Illinois in which the applicant's principal place of work or principal place  of business is located.  Upon receipt  thereof, the county clerk shall notify the applicant of the action taken by  the Secretary of State, and the applicant shall either appear at the  county clerk's  office to record the same and receive the commission or  request by mail to have the commission sent to the applicant with a  specimen signature of the applicant attached to the request. The applicant  shall have a record of the appointment, and the time when the commission  will expire, entered in the records of the office of the county clerk. When  the applicant appears before the county clerk, the applicant shall pay a  fee of $5, at which time the county clerk shall then deliver the commission  to the applicant.If the appointment is completed by mail, the applicant shall pay the  county clerk a fee of $10.00, which shall be submitted with the request to  the county clerk. The county clerk shall then record the appointment and  send the commission by mail to the applicant.If an applicant does not respond to the notification by the county  clerk within 30 days, the county clerk shall again notify the applicant  that the county clerk has received the applicant's notary public commission  issued by the Secretary of State. The second notice shall be in  substantially the following form:"The records of this office indicate that you have not     picked up your notary public commission from the Office of the County Clerk.The Illinois Notary Public Law requires you to appear in     person in the clerk's office, record your commission, and pay a fee of $5.00 to the county clerk or request that your commission be mailed to you. This request must be accompanied by a specimen of your signature and a $10.00 fee payable to the county clerk.Your appointment as a notary is not complete until the     commission is recorded with the county clerk. Furthermore, if you do not make arrangements with the clerk for recording and delivery of your commission within 30 days from the date of this letter, the county clerk will return your commission to the Secretary of State. Your commission will be cancelled and your name will be removed from the list of notaries in the State of Illinois.I should also like to remind you that any person who     attests to any document as a notary and is not a notary in good standing with the Office of the Secretary of State is guilty of official misconduct and may be subject to a fine or imprisonment.".The Secretary of State shall  cancel the appointment of all notaries  whose commissions are returned to his office by the county clerks. No  application fee will be refunded and no bonding company is required to  issue a refund when an appointment is cancelled.  (Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17. Repealed by P.A. 102-160, eff. 7-1-22.)