Change of Name

(a)A notary with a change of name shall deliver to the Attorney General a signed notice of the change, giving both old and new names and the effective date of the new name.

(b)Starting on the effective date of the change, a notary with a new name officially shall sign that name on all notarial certificates, but only after the following steps have been completed:

(1)The notice described in subsection

(a)of this section has been delivered;

(2)A Confirmation of Notary’s Name Change has been received from the Attorney General;

(3)A new seal bearing the new name exactly as in the Confirmation has been obtained; and

(4)The surety for the notary’s bond has been informed in writing.