§ 32-3-117 — Stamping device

Wyoming § 32-3-117

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 32: Notaries
• Ch. 3: NOTARIES PUBLIC
• Art. 1: WYOMING REVISED UNIFORM NOTARIAL ACT

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(a) A notary public is the sole owner of the notary
public's stamping device, is responsible for the security of the
notary public's stamping device and may not allow another
individual to use the device to perform a notarial act. On
resignation from, or the revocation or expiration of, the notary
public's commission, or on the expiration of the date set forth
in the stamping device, the notary public shall disable the
stamping device by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing or
securing it against use in a manner that renders it unusable.
On the death or adjudication of incompetency of a notary public,
the notary public's personal representative or guardian or any
other person knowingly in possession of the stamping device
shall render it unusable by destroying, defacing, damaging,
erasing or securing it against use in a manner that renders it
unusable.
(b) If a notary public's stamping device is lost or
stolen, the notary public or the notary public's personal
representative or guardian shall promptly notify the secretary
of state in a manner set forth by the secretary of state upon
discovering that the device is lost or stolen.