(a) The Secretary of State shall maintain an electronic database of notaries public:

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 39-4-22

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

(1) Through which a person may verify the authority of a notary public to perform notarial acts; and

(2) Which indicates whether a notary public has notified the Secretary of State that the notary public will be performing notarial acts on electronic records.

(b) Not later than thirty days after a notary public either:

(1) Changes the address of his or her business or residence; or

(2) Changes his or her name, the notary public shall notify the Secretary of State of the address or name change.