§ 323. Sanctions
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 57 Pa.C.S.A. Notaries PublicEffective: October 26, 2017
Effective: October 26, 2017
57 Pa.C.S.A. § 323
Formerly cited as PA ST 57 P.S. § 168; PA ST 57 P.S. § 168.2; PA ST 57 P.S. § 169
§ 323. Sanctions
(a) Authority.--The department may deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, reprimand or impose a condition on a commission as notary public for an act or omission which demonstrates that the individual lacks the honesty, integrity, competence or reliability to act as a notary public. Such acts or omissions include:
(a.1) Administrative penalty.--The department may impose an administrative penalty of up to $1,000 on a notary public for each act or omission which constitutes a violation of this chapter or on any person who performs a notarial act without being properly appointed and commissioned under this chapter.
(e) Other enforcement authority.--The department may initiate civil proceedings at law or in equity to enforce the requirements of this chapter and to enforce regulations or orders issued under this chapter. In addition, the department may request the prosecution of criminal offenses to the extent provided by this chapter or as otherwise provided by law relating to notaries public, notarial officers or notarial acts, in the manner provided by the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L. 950, No. 164),1 known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act.
(2) Falsely pretending to be a notary public or a notarial officer and performing any action in furtherance of such false pretense shall subject the person to the penalties set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. § 4913 (relating to impersonating a notary public or a holder of a professional or occupational license).
Credits
2013, Oct. 9, P.L. 609, No. 73, § 2, effective 180 days after published notice of 57 Pa.C.S.A. § 322 course approval at 47 Pa.B. 2518 on April 29, 2017 [Oct. 26, 2017].
Footnotes
71 P.S. § 732-101 et seq.
57 Pa.C.S.A. § 323, PA ST 57 Pa.C.S.A. § 323
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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