U.S. Virgin Islands Notary Law
- Each notary public shall keep an official record in which a memorandum of all official acts shall be noted.
- The Lieutenant Governor may inspect the official record of any notary public at any time.
- Upon the expiration of the term of office, the notary public's official record and seal shall be filed in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, in the judicial division of his or her residence, for a period of five years. The Lieutenant Governor shall make an impression of such seal and keep such impression with the records of the notary public.
- The records kept by the notary public shall include, among other information, the date of the document, the nature or name of the document, the consideration named in the document, if any, the parties making the oath and such other information as the Lieutenant Governor may, by regulation, deem necessary.
- A notary public shall not be eligible for a renewal of office unless there is presented with the application for renewal a receipt showing the deposit of official records and seal with the Lieutenant Governor.
(Amended Feb. 11, 1986, No. 5143, § 1(4)-(6), Sess. L. 1986, p. 22.)
