New Jersey § 52:7-14
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§ 52:7-14.
Oath; Filing; Certificate of Commission. a. Within three months of the receipt of a commission, each notary public shall take
and subscribe an oath before the clerk of the county in which the notary public resides , to faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of the office ; and make and keep a true record of all such matters as are required by law, which oath shall be filed with the clerk. The oath of office of a nonresident notary public shall be taken and subscribed
before the clerk of the county in which the nonresident notary public maintains the
notary public's office or the county in which the nonresident notary public is an
employee of a business with its domicile or primary place of business in this State . b. Upon the administration of the oath, the clerk shall cause the notary public to endorse the certificate of commission and qualification and shall transmit the certificate to the State Treasurer within 10 days of the administration of the oath. After the administration of the oath, the clerk shall provide a notice to the person
that a notary public who is not licensed as an attorney-at-law shall not use or advertise
the title of lawyer or attorney-at-law, or equivalent terms, in any language, which
mean or imply that the notary public is licensed as an attorney-at-law in the State
of New Jersey or in any other jurisdiction of the United States. The notice shall also state that a notary public who advertises the notary public's
services, in any language, is required to provide with such advertisement a notice
in the language of the advertisement which contains the following statement or translation
of the following statement if the advertisement is not in English: “I am not an attorney
licensed to practice law and may not give legal advice about immigration or any other
legal matter or accept fees for legal advice.” c. The State Treasurer shall cancel and revoke the appointment of any notary public who
fails to take and subscribe the oath within three months of the receipt of the commission
and any appointment so canceled and revoked shall be null, void and of no effect. A commission authorizes the notary public to perform notarial acts. The commission does not provide the notary public any immunity or benefit conferred
by the law of this State on public officials or employees .
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