Rule 1-5-2.3 - Application for appointmentA. Applications for appointment must be typed or legibly written on forms provided by the Secretary of State.B. Applications for appointment must include:1. the applicant's legal name and their commission name;2. the applicant's date of birth;3. the applicant's physical residence address, a valid email address, and telephone number;4. the applicant's business address and telephone number, the business mailing address, if different, and the name of the applicant's employer, if any;5. a declaration that the applicant is a citizen of the United States or of the applicant's status as a permanent legal resident of the United States (green card);6. a declaration that the applicant can read and write English;7. a declaration that the applicant has never had a denial, revocation, suspension, restriction, or resignation of a notarial commission in this State or any other state or nation;8. a declaration that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony in this State or other state-nation and is not presently incarcerated or on parole;9. evidence of a surety bond or its functional equivalent in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), signed by the notary public, that conforms to Section 41(4) of the Act (relating to qualifications);10. payment of the prescribed fee; and11. a signed and notarized oath of office.C. The applicant's signature on the application must match the applicant's name as provided on the application. The applicant must use a legible handwritten signature which can be attributed to the applicant by anyone examining or authenticating the signature. If an applicant's preferred signature is not legible, so that the name on the application cannot be discerned from the signature alone, the applicant must also legibly print his name immediately adjacent to his preferred signature. For the purposes of this subsection, a signature is legible if the letters are distinct and easily readable and the notary public's full name may be determined by looking at the signature. D. An applicant's commission name must contain their surname, and at least the initials of the applicant's first and middle name.E. Where an application is submitted without a bond, the Secretary of State may provide the applicant a pre-commission document indicating the starting and ending dates for use in purchasing a bond. Section 25-34-51 et seq. Mississippi Code of 1972 as amended.