2002 Minnesota Statutes

     359.01 Commission. 

    Subdivision 1.    Resident notaries.  The governor may 
 appoint and commission as notaries public, by and with the 
 advice and consent of the senate, as many citizens of this state 
 or resident aliens, over the age of 18 years, as the governor 
 considers necessary.  The commissioner of commerce shall perform 
 all duties necessary to appoint and commission notaries public 
 under this section on the governor's behalf. 

    Subd. 2.    Nonresident notaries.  The governor or the 
 commissioner of commerce, acting on the governor's behalf, by 
 and with the advice and consent of the senate, may appoint as 
 notary public a person who is not a resident of this state if: 

    (1) the person is a resident of Wisconsin, Iowa, North 
 Dakota, or South Dakota, and of a county that shares a boundary 
 with this state; 

    (2) the person designates the commissioner as agent for the 
 service of process for all purposes relating to notarial acts 
 and for receipt of all correspondence relating to notarial acts. 

    Subd. 3.    Fees.  (a) When making application for a 
 commission the applicant must submit, along with the information 
 required by the commissioner, a nonrefundable fee of $40. 

    (b) All fees shall be retained by the commissioner and are 
 nonreturnable, except that an overpayment of a fee is the 
 subject of a refund upon proper application. 

    HIST: (6937) RL s 2656; 1955 c 820 s 44; 1969 c 1148 s 59; 
 1973 c 725 s 67; 1984 c 504 s 1; 1984 c 609 s 23; 1984 c 654 art 
 2 s 129; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1992 c 513 art 3 s 72; 1993 c 
 354 s 2; 1993 c 369 s 127; 1996 c 439 art 1 s 22,23