Mississippi § 25-33-17 - Ex officio notaries public.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 25-33-17 — Ex officio notaries public., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-33-17. Ex officio notaries public.
All justice court judges and clerks, clerks of the circuit and chancery courts and assistant secretaries of state are notaries public by virtue of their office, and shall possess all the powers and discharge all the duties belonging to the office of notary public, and may authenticate all their acts, instruments and attestations by the common seal of office; and all acts done by them of a notarial character shall receive the same credit and legal effect as are attached to the acts of notaries public.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-33-17 ("Ex officio notaries public.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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