52:7-18 - Statement by notary public after change in name; filing; evidence of continuance of powers and privileges - New Jersey Statutes

52:7-18.  Statement by notary public after change in name;  filing; evidence of continuance of powers and privileges
    After a notary public adopts a name different from that which he used at the  time he was commissioned, and before he signs his name to any document which he  is authorized or required to sign as notary public, he shall make and sign a  statement in writing and under oath, on a form prescribed and furnished by the  Secretary of State, setting out the circumstances under which he has adopted  the new name.  The statement shall set forth whether the new name has been  adopted through marriage or by a change of name proceeding or otherwise, and  such other information as the Secretary of State shall require.

    The statement shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and in  the office of the clerk of the county where he qualified as a notary public and  in the office of the clerk of any county in which he may have filed a  certificate of his commission and qualification.

    Such statement, or a certified copy thereof, shall be evidence of the right  of said notary public to continue to exercise the powers and privileges and  perform the duties of a notary public in his changed and new name.

     L.1979, c. 460, s. 9.