Rule 1-5-10.4 - Conduct providing the basis for disciplinary actionIn addition to the acts and omissions specified in Section 43(1) of the Act (relating to sanctions), the following acts or omissions demonstrate that an individual lacks the honesty, integrity, competence, or reliability to act as a notary public:
A. Notarizing his own signature or statement.B. Notarizing a spouse's signature or statement.C. Notarizing incomplete or blank documents.D. Postdating or predating notarial acts.E. Altering a document after it has been notarized.F. Issuing to the order of a State agency or the State a personal check without sufficient funds on deposit.G. Performing a notarial act within this State when the person was not commissioned as a notary public or was otherwise not authorized to perform a notarial act.H. Performing a notarial act in another state under the authority of the notary public's Mississippi commission.I. Making a representation that the notary public has powers, qualifications, rights, or privileges that the notary public does not have.J. Use of the term ''notario,'' ''notario publico,'' ''notario publica,'' or any non-English equivalent term in a manner which misrepresents the authority of the notary public.K. Engaging in the unauthorized practice of any regulated profession, including law.L. Endorsing or promoting a product, service, contest, or other offering by using the notary public's title or official stamp.M. Failure to require an individual making a statement in or executing a signature on a document to appear personally.N. Failure to have personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the notary public.O. Executing a notarial certificate that contains a statement known to the notary public to be false.P. Using the notary public's official stamp for a purpose other than to perform a notarial act.Q. Using another notary public's stamping device to perform a notarial act.1 Miss. Code. R. § 5-10.4
Section 25-34-51 et seq. Mississippi Code of 1972 as amended.