2004 Minnesota Statutes

     359.12 Administrative actions and penalties. 

    Every notary who shall charge or receive a fee or reward 
 for any act or service done or rendered as a notary greater than 
 the amount allowed by law, or who dishonestly or unfaithfully 
 discharges duties as notary, or who has pleaded guilty, with or 
 without explicitly admitting guilt, plead nolo contendere, or 
 been convicted of a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor 
 involving moral turpitude, is subject to the penalties imposed 
 pursuant to section 45.027, except that a notary may be removed 
 from office only by the governor or the district court.  The 
 commissioner has all the powers provided by section 45.027 and 
 shall proceed in the manner provided by that section in actions 
 against notaries. 

    HIST: (6950) RL s 2665; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 
 1993 c 354 s 9