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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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a. The State Treasurer shall maintain a manual on the Department of the Treasury's website that sets forth the requirements, functions, duties, and responsibilities of a notary public. The manual shall include, but not be limited to, the statutes, rules, regulations, procedures, and ethical requirements governing a notary public.
b. The manual shall specify that a notary public who is not licensed as an attorney-at-law shall not use or advertise the title of lawyer or attorney-at-law, or equivalent terms, in any language, which mean or imply that the notary public is licensed as an attorney-at-law in the State of New Jersey or in any other jurisdiction of the United States. The manual shall also state that a notary public who advertises the notary public's services in any language is required to provide with such advertisement a notice which contains the following statement or translation of the following statement if the advertisement is not in English: “I am not an attorney licensed to practice law and may not give legal advice about immigration or any other legal matter or accept fees for legal advice.” The manual shall also state that no person shall be commissioned a notary public or receive a renewal of a notary public commission if that person has been convicted under the laws of this State of an offense involving dishonesty, including but not limited to a violation of section 1 of P.L.1997, c. 1 (C.2C:21-31) or section 1 of P.L.1994, c. 47 (C.2C:21-22), or a substantially similar crime under the laws of another state or the United States or of a crime of the second degree or above, but nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to supersede P.L.1968, c. 282 (C.2A:168A-1 et seq.).
c. The State Treasurer shall update the information contained in the manual and the Department of the Treasury's Internet website periodically.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 52. State Government, Departments and Officers 52 § 7-17 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-52-state-government-departments-and-officers/nj-st-sect-52-7-17/
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