52:7-18.Ā  Statement by notary public after change in name;Ā  filing; evidence of continuance of powers and privileges
After a notary public adopts a name different from that which he used at theĀ  time he was commissioned, and before he signs his name to any document which heĀ  is authorized or required to sign as notary public, he shall make and sign aĀ  statement in writing and under oath, on a form prescribed and furnished by theĀ  Secretary of State, setting out the circumstances under which he has adoptedĀ  the new name.Ā  The statement shall set forth whether the new name has beenĀ  adopted through marriage or by a change of name proceeding or otherwise, andĀ  such other information as the Secretary of State shall require.

The statement shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and inĀ  the office of the clerk of the county where he qualified as a notary public andĀ  in the office of the clerk of any county in which he may have filed aĀ  certificate of his commission and qualification.

Such statement, or a certified copy thereof, shall be evidence of the rightĀ  of said notary public to continue to exercise the powers and privileges andĀ  perform the duties of a notary public in his changed and new name.

L.1979, c. 460, s. 9.
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