(a) The Attorney General may commission any number of government employees to act as notaries, but notaries so empowered may perform notarial acts only during their hours of employment with their respective government agencies. Such acts include the notarization for members of the public or for fellow employees, of any forms or statements which any government agency requires before transmittal from or submission to such agency, or any other notarial act; provided, however, that such government employees may charge no fees for notarial services.

(b) Notaries empowered under this section may perform notarial acts in any part of Guam for a term of four (4) years, and shall seek recommissioning by the Attorney General for each subsequent term.

(c) Except as provided in this section, an applicant for a notarial commission under this section must meet the requirements in Sections 33210 through 33215 of this Chapter. The application shall include a written declaration signed by the applicant’s department or agency head stating that the commissioning is in the public interest. The fee imposed in Section 33214 of this Chapter is waived for employees of the government of Guam.

(d) The premium on the bond and costs of all notarial supplies for a notary empowered under this section shall be paid from funds of the notary’s government agency.

(e) No fees may be charged for notarial services performed by a notary empowered under this section.

(f) Upon leaving their employment with the government of Guam, notaries empowered under this section shall resign their commissions immediately and dispose of their journals and seals as provided in Sections 33553 and 33554 of this Chapter.

(g) Unless otherwise specified in this section, a notary empowered under this section shall comply with all provisions of this Chapter.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 21-106:2 (May 29, 1992), repealed and added by P.L. 21-136:31 (Sept. 29, 1992, and amended by P.L. 23-081:7 (Mar.
12, 196).

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ARTICLE 3
POWERS AND LIMITATIONS

PART 1 – POWERS