53-102. Application; oath; bond; filings required.
Every person, before entering upon the duties of a notary public, shall file with the secretary of state an application for appointment as a notary public, which shall also include an oath of office and a good and sufficient bond to the state of Kansas in the sum of $7,500, with one or more sureties to be approved by the secretary of state. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of all notarial acts in accordance with law. Every person, before receiving appointment as a notary public, shall also file with the secretary of state the official signature and an impression of the seal to be used by the notary public.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 71, § 2; R.S. 1923, 53-102; L. 1967, ch. 297, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 285, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 159, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 201, § 13; July 1.