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21-14-203. Expiration and resignation.
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21-14-203. Expiration and resignation.
(a) Any filing by a notary public with the Secretary of State under the terms of this subchapter shall remain in effect until the earlier of:
(1) The date on which the notary public's commission in effect on the date of filing expires;
(2) The filing is cancelled by the notary public by subsequent written filing with the Secretary of State; or
(3) The filing is cancelled pursuant to § 21-14-113.
(b)(1) A notary public shall send a signed letter of resignation to the Secretary of State and shall return his or her certificate of notary public commission when the notary public:
(A) Wishes to resign his or her commission;
(B) Does not maintain legal residence or employment in this state during the entire term of appointment; or
(C) Is required to resign pursuant to a court order of this state or any other state.
(2) The resigning notary public shall destroy his or her official seal immediately upon resignation.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-14-203
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21-14-203. Expiration and resignation.
(a) Any filing by a notary public with the Secretary of State under the terms of this subchapter shall remain in effect until the earlier of:
(1) The date on which the notary public's commission in effect on the date of filing expires;
(2) The filing is cancelled by the notary public by subsequent written filing with the Secretary of State; or
(3) The filing is cancelled pursuant to § 21-14-113.
(b)(1) A notary public shall send a signed letter of resignation to the Secretary of State and shall return his or her certificate of notary public commission when the notary public:
(A) Wishes to resign his or her commission;
(B) Does not maintain legal residence or employment in this state during the entire term of appointment; or
(C) Is required to resign pursuant to a court order of this state or any other state.
(2) The resigning notary public shall destroy his or her official seal immediately upon resignation.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
21-14-113. Notice of revocation — Appeal.
(a) If the Secretary of State revokes a notary public commission, he or she shall serve the notary public with written notice that explains the reason or reasons for the revocation.
(b)(1) The notary public may appeal the revocation to the Pulaski County Circuit Court within thirty (30) days after service of the notice of revocation is perfected.
(2) The notary public shall appeal by petitioning the court to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition copies of the Secretary of State's Certificate of Revocation and the written notice of revocation.
(c) The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to reinstate the notary public or take other action the court considers appropriate.
(d) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-14-113
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 21-14-113. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.