§ 32-3-122 — Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend or condition commission of a notary public

Wyoming § 32-3-122

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

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(a) The secretary of state may suspend or impose
conditions on a commission as a notary public for failure to:
(i) Meet the examination and education requirements
set forth in W.S. 32-3-121; or
(ii) Pay the application filing fee.
(b) The secretary of state may deny, refuse to renew or
revoke a commission as notary public for any act or omission
that demonstrates that the individual lacks the honesty,
integrity, competence or reliability to act as a notary public,
including:
(i) A fraudulent, dishonest or deceitful misstatement
or omission in the application for a commission as a notary
public submitted to the secretary of state;
(ii) A conviction of the applicant or notary public
of any felony relevant to the duties of a notary or a crime
involving fraud, dishonesty or deceit;
(iii) A finding against, or admission of liability
by, the applicant or notary public in any legal proceeding or
disciplinary action based on the applicant's or notary public's
fraud, dishonesty or deceit;
(iv) Failure by the notary public to discharge any
duty required of a notary public, whether by this act, rules of
the secretary of state, or any federal or state law;
(v) Use of false or misleading advertising or
representation by the notary public representing that he has a
duty, right or privilege that he does not have;
(vi) Violation by the notary public of a rule or
requirement of the secretary of state regarding a notary public;
(vii) Denial, refusal to renew, revocation,
suspension or conditioning of a notary public commission in
another state;
(viii) Failure to comply with any term of suspension
or condition imposed on the commission of a notary public under
this section; or
(ix) Performance of any notarial act while not
currently commissioned by the secretary of state or pursuant to
other authority to perform a notarial act under this act.
(c) A notary public who is convicted of or pleads guilty
or no contest to a felony or a crime involving fraud, dishonesty
or deceit shall notify the secretary of state by written notice
within thirty (30) days of the conviction or plea.
(d) The authority of the secretary of state to deny,
refuse to renew, suspend, revoke or impose conditions on a
commission as a notary public does not prevent a person from
seeking and obtaining other criminal or civil remedies provided
by law.
(e) A person may not apply for or receive a commission and
appointment as a notary public if a denial, refusal to renew or
revocation pursuant to this section has been issued by the
secretary of state except as otherwise provided by rule of the
secretary of state.
(f) If the secretary of state denies, refuses to renew,
revokes, suspends or imposes conditions on a commission as a
notary public, the applicant or notary public is entitled to
contest the action in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative
Procedure Act.