Qualifications and Duties of Notary Public

All current notaries public lacking the stated qualifications automatically lose their office.
These notaries must manage their notarial books, records, documents, and instruments as if their commissions had expired.

Notaries shall keep a chronological register of instruments executed, sworn to, or acknowledged before them.
Entries include the nature of the instrument, parties involved, witnesses, dates, and fees collected.
For contracts, a correct copy and a brief description must be kept.
Each entry must have a consecutive number starting from one for each calendar year.
Instruments must be numbered correspondingly, and page references in the register must be stated on the instrument.
No blank lines allowed between entries.
Weekly certification of the number of instruments processed must be made; if none, that fact is to be noted.
Registers must be kept in books provided by the Attorney-General upon request and payment.
The Attorney-General must certify the number of pages at the front of the book.