Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapters 1-496, 504, 505, 514, 516-545, 549, 550, 566, 570, 571, 578, 580, 586, 590-592, 594, 595, 604, 609, 612, 696, 697
Section 45-17-15 - Revocation of commission; denial of reappointment(a) The appointing clerk of superior court may by letter, with a copy to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority, revoke the commission or deny the reappointment of any notary public who:(1) Violates any provision of this chapter;(2) Performs any notarial act in violation of Code Section 45-17-8;(3) Is found to have submitted an application or endorsement for a notarial commission containing substantial and significant misstatement or omission of fact;(4) Ceases to reside or work or have a business in this state; or(5) Becomes incapable of reading and writing the English language.(b) Any notary public whose commission has been revoked shall upon demand be allowed a hearing and adjudication before the superior court clerk with a right of de novo appeal to the superior court, such appeal to be determined by the court without the intervention of a jury.