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21-14-102. Change of residence.
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21-14-102. Change of residence.
(a)(1) Upon receiving notification of a change of residency, the Secretary of State shall transfer a notary public's appointment and commission to the new county of residence in instances in which a person appointed and commissioned a notary public under § 21-14-101 changes residence to a county within this state other than the county where the notary public resided on the date of commission.
(2) Upon receiving notification of a change in place of employment, the Secretary of State shall transfer a notary public's appointment and commission to the new county of employment in the case of a resident of an adjoining state or a nonresident spouse of a United States military service member changing his or her place of employment to a county within this state other than the county where the notary public was employed on the date of commission.
(b) The original bond or certified copy of the original bond from the original county of residence shall also be filed by the notary public in the new county of residence or if the notary public is a resident of an adjoining state or a nonresident spouse of a United States military service member, in the new county of employment in Arkansas.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-14-102
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21-14-102. Change of residence.
(a)(1) Upon receiving notification of a change of residency, the Secretary of State shall transfer a notary public's appointment and commission to the new county of residence in instances in which a person appointed and commissioned a notary public under § 21-14-101 changes residence to a county within this state other than the county where the notary public resided on the date of commission.
(2) Upon receiving notification of a change in place of employment, the Secretary of State shall transfer a notary public's appointment and commission to the new county of employment in the case of a resident of an adjoining state or a nonresident spouse of a United States military service member changing his or her place of employment to a county within this state other than the county where the notary public was employed on the date of commission.
(b) The original bond or certified copy of the original bond from the original county of residence shall also be filed by the notary public in the new county of residence or if the notary public is a resident of an adjoining state or a nonresident spouse of a United States military service member, in the new county of employment in Arkansas.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
21-14-101. Appointment and commission.
(a)(1) The Secretary of State may appoint and commission an individual person as a notary public in this state.
(2) Effective January 1, 2006, a notary public may perform notarial acts in any part of the state for a term of ten (10) years, beginning on the date of commission or the date of renewal of a commission issued by the Secretary of State.
(b) Every applicant for appointment and commission as a notary public shall complete an application to be filed with the Secretary of State stating:
(1) That he or she is:
(A) One (1) of the following:
(i) A bona fide citizen of the United States;
(ii) A permanent resident alien who shall file with his or her application a recorded Declaration of Domicile;
(iii) A legal resident of Arkansas;
(iv) A legal resident of an adjoining state and employed or operating a business in the State of Arkansas; or
(v)(a) A nonresident spouse of a United States military service member employed or operating a business in Arkansas.
(b) One (1) copy of a United States Department of Defense DD Form 1173 or a United States Department of Defense DD Form 1173-1, otherwise known as a “Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card”, shall be included with his or her application under this subsection;
(B) Eighteen (18) years of age or older; and
(C) Able to read and write English;
(2) The address of his or her place of employment, business, or residence in this state;
(3) That during the past ten (10) years, his or her commission as a notary public has not been revoked; and
(4) That he or she has not been convicted of a felony.
(c) The application shall be sent to the Secretary of State with a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) for the notary public commission.
(d) The Secreta
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-14-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 21-14-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.