52:7-14 - Oath; filing; certificate of commission and qualification - New Jersey Statutes

52:7-14.  Oath;  filing;  certificate of commission and qualification
    a.  Within 3 months of the receipt of his commission, each notary public shall take and subscribe an oath before the clerk of the county in which he resides, faithfully and honestly to discharge the duties of his office, and that he will make and keep a true record of all such matters as are required by  law, which oath shall be filed with said clerk.  The oath of office of a nonresident notary public shall be taken and subscribed before the clerk of the  county in which he maintains his office or is employed in this State.

    b.  Upon the administration of said oath, the said clerk shall cause the notary public to indorse a certificate of commission and qualification and shall transmit said certificate to the Secretary of State within 10 days of the  administration of said oath.

    c.  The Secretary of State shall cancel and revoke the appointment of any notary public who fails to take and subscribe said oath within 3 months of the receipt of his commission and any appointment so canceled and revoked shall be null, void and of no effect.

     L.1979, c. 460, s. 5.