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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title I COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS
  4. Chapter 222 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS
  5. Section 24 Destruction of notary seals and stamps upon expiration, resignation or revocation of commission; retention of journal and records

Section 24

Section 24: Destruction of notary seals and stamps upon expiration, resignation or revocation of commission; retention of journal and records

[Text of section applicable pursuant to 2016, 289, Sec. 7.]

Section 24. If a notary public's commission expires, is resigned or revoked, the notary public shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, destroy or deface all notary seals and stamps so that they shall not be used and shall retain the journal and records for 7 years after the date of expiration, resignation or revocation.