(1)  Within 30 days after the day on which a notary changes the notary’s name, the notary shall provide to the lieutenant governor:

Terms Used In Utah Code 46-1-20

  • Commission: means :
(a) to empower to perform notarial acts; or
(b) the written document that gives authority to perform notarial acts, including the Certificate of Authority of Notary Public that the lieutenant governor issues to a notary. See Utah Code 46-1-2
  • Notary: includes a remote notary. See Utah Code 46-1-2
  • Official seal: includes an electronic seal. See Utah Code 46-1-2
  • (a)  the notary’s new name, including official documentation of the name change; and

    (b)  a bond policy rider that a notary obtains in accordance with Subsection (2).

    (2)  To obtain a bond policy rider, the notary shall:

    (a)  notify the surety for the notary’s bond;

    (b)  obtain a bond policy rider reflecting both the old and new name of the notary;

    (c)  return the bond policy rider;

    (d)  destroy the original commission; and

    (e)  destroy the old official seal.

    (3)  A notary is not required to change the notary’s name by adopting the surname of the notary’s spouse.

    (4)  Within 30 days of the day on which a notary’s residential or business address changes, the notary shall provide the notary’s new residential or business address to the lieutenant governor.

    Amended by Chapter 259, 2017 General Session