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General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
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PART III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES |
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TITLE I. COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS |
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CHAPTER 222. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS |
| SECTION 1. Definitions |
| SECTION 1A. Appointment and jurisdiction of justices of the peace and notaries public |
| SECTION 2. Repealed, 1923, 164, Sec. 7 |
| SECTION 3. Appointment of commissioners to administer oaths of office; returns; fees |
| SECTION 4. Appointment of commissioners; term |
| SECTION 5. Oath; seal |
| SECTION 6. Powers and duties |
| SECTION 7. Instructions to commissioner |
| SECTION 8. Acknowledgment of instrument; printed or typed name; expiration date; official notarial seal or stamp |
| SECTION 8A. Repealed, 2016, 289, Sec. 4 |
| SECTION 9. Acting as justice or notary after expiration of commission; penalty |
| SECTION 10. Destruction of notary's records; penalty |
| SECTION 11. Acknowledgments by persons in armed forces or their dependents |
| SECTION 12. Exemptions from maintaining journal of notary transactions |
| SECTION 13. Qualifications; grounds for denial of application for appointment |
| SECTION 14. Term of commission |
| SECTION 15. Notarial acts; forms of acknowledgment or certification; when alternate forms may be used |
| SECTION 16. Notarial acts that should not be performed; prohibited actions by notary public |
| SECTION 17. Notaries public not licensed to practice law; prohibition from offering legal advice or advertisement as legal specialist; immigration matters; real estate closings |
| SECTION 18. Violations of chapter; penalties; civil cause of action and remedies; unfair or deceptive act or practice |
| SECTION 19. Duty to perform notarial act upon payment of fee; exceptions |
| SECTION 21. Advertisements for notarial services in language other than English |
| SECTION 22. Chronological official journal of notarial acts; contents; exceptions from duty to maintain; examination; safeguarding |
| SECTION 23. Fees not to be charged for certain notarial acts |
| SECTION 24. Destruction of notary seals and stamps upon expiration, resignation or revocation of commission; retention of journal and records |
| SECTION 25. Change of name or address; notice to state secretary |
| SECTION 26. Revocation of commission |