Section 17-2403. COMMISSION FEES, OATH, AND SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS

 

2403.1Each notary public, before obtaining his or her commission, and for each renewal of his or her commission, shall pay to the District of Columbia Treasurer an application fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00). District and federal government employees whose notarial duties are confined solely to official government business are exempt from the application fee.

 

2403.2Before entering upon the duties of the office, each notary public will take the Oath of Office administered by an official of ONCA. The names and business addresses of all approved notary publics will be published in the D.C. Register.

 

2403.3Before entering upon the duties of the office, each notary public shall give bond to the District of Columbia in the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000), with security, to be approved by ONCA, for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office.

 

2403.4District of Columbia Government employees whose notarial duties are confined solely to government official business are not required to obtain an individual surety bond, but may be covered by bond obtained by the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Federal government employees are required to obtain an individual surety bond.  

 

 

authority

Section 558 of An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1189, ch. 854, § 558; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-1201 et seq. (2012 Repl.)), as amended by An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to appoint notaries public, approved December 16, 1944 (58 Stat. 810, ch. 597, § 1); Regulation No. 73-13, approved May 24, 1973 (19 DCR 1147 (June 11, 1973)); the Notaries Public Fees Increase Act of 1983, effective June 22, 1983 (D.C. Law 5-14; 30 DCR 2632 (June 3, 1983)); the Notaries Public Fee Act of 1983, effective March 8, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-52; 30 DCR 5931 (November 18, 1983)); the Notaries Public Authentications and License Fee Amendment Act of 2010, effective September 24, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-223; 57 DCR 6242 (July 23, 2010)); Section 3(k) of Mayor’s Order 97-177, dated October 9, 1997; and Mayor’s Order 2016-031, dated March 1, 2016.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 43 DCR 3365 (June 30, 1995) (increased fee from $30 to $50); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 5052 (June 11, 2010)(changed fee to $75); as amended by the Notaries Public Authentications and License Fee Amendment Act of 2010, effective September 24, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-223; 57 DCR 6242, 6260 (July 23, 2010)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 9099 (July 1, 2016).