1-5-419. Transfer of records upon termination of office. - Montana Statutes

     1-5-419. Transfer of records upon termination of office. (1) A notary public, upon resignation or removal from office or at the expiration of the notary public's term if the notary public is not reappointed, or, in case of the notary public's death, the notary public's legal representative shall:
     (a) transfer in a timely manner all the journals kept by the notary public to the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the notary public was a resident; and
     (b) destroy the notary's official stamp and seal.
     (2) A knowing failure to take the actions prescribed in subsection (1) makes the offending person liable for damages to any person injured by the failure.

     History: En. Sec. 915, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 322, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 392, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 796; re-en. Sec. 392, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 56-108; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 319, L. 2009.