Guam § 33220 - Government Employees.

§ 33220. Government Employees.

(a) The Attorney General may commission any number of

government employees to act as notaries, but notaries so

empowered may perform notarial acts only during their hours of

employment with their respective government agencies. Such

acts include the notarization for members of the public or for

fellow employees, of any forms or statements which any

government agency requires before transmittal from or

submission to such agency, or any other notarial act; provided,

however, that such government employees may charge no fees

for notarial services.

(b) Notaries empowered under this section may perform

notarial acts in any part of Guam for a term of four (4) years, and

shall seek recommissioning by the Attorney General for each

subsequent term.

(c) Except as provided in this section, an applicant for a

notarial commission under this section must meet the

requirements in Sections 33210 through 33215 of this Chapter.

The application shall include a written declaration signed by the

applicant’s department or agency head stating that the

commissioning is in the public interest. The fee imposed in

Section 33214 of this Chapter is waived for employees of the

government of Guam.

(d) The premium on the bond and costs of all notarial

supplies for a notary empowered under this section shall be paid

from funds of the notary’s government agency.

(e) No fees may be charged for notarial services performed

by a notary empowered under this section.

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(f) Upon leaving their employment with the government of

Guam, notaries empowered under this section shall resign their

commissions immediately and dispose of their journals and seals

as provided in Sections 33553 and 33554 of this Chapter.

(g) Unless otherwise specified in this section, a notary

empowered under this section shall comply with all provisions of

this Chapter.