(a) An individual is to be initially commissioned as a notary public for a term of 2 years. A notary public who wishes to renew the notary public’s commission may request a 2-year reappointment or a 4-year reappointment. An individual must pay a nonrefundable application fee of $60 for a 2-year term or $90 for a 4-year term.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 4307 v2

  • Document: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form, including a record as defined in the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Chapter 12A of Title 6). See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 4321
  • Secretary: means Secretary of State. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 4321
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302

(b), (c) [Repealed.]

(d) A notary public who wishes to resign from office or who no longer meets the qualifications for a commission during the notary’s term of office shall immediately mail or deliver the official commission to the Secretary of State, who shall cancel the same.

(e) [Repealed.]

(f) If any person shall knowingly or wilfully make any false or fraudulent statement or misrepresentation in or with reference to any application for a notary commission or any other document required by this chapter, the person is guilty of perjury.

Code 1852, § ?663; 21 Del. Laws, c. 59, § ?1; 23 Del. Laws, c. 69, § ?3; Code 1915, § ?1008; 28 Del. Laws, c. 70; Code 1935, § ?1139; 29 Del. C. 1953, § ?4305; 59 Del. Laws, c. 440, § ?1; 66 Del. Laws, c. 186, §§ ?1, 2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 65, § ?1; 76 Del. Laws, c. 253, § ?1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 165, §§ ?5, 6; 83 Del. Laws, c. 425, § 4;