{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1231.17","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-1231.17","heading":"Notarial sealer.","body":"(a)\nA notary public shall be responsible for the security of the notary's notarial sealer and shall not allow another individual to use the notarial sealer to perform a notarial act. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of a notary public, the notary's records, including all the official papers, shall be deposited with the Mayor.\n\n(b)\nIf a notary public's notarial sealer or signature is lost, stolen, damaged, or otherwise incapable of affixing a legible image, the notary, or the notary's personal representative or guardian shall promptly notify the Mayor.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 12A. Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-1231.17","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e6fafd2bc4095e8bbca7a5ef30dfd151db0067d136084f7c72d05fefe5591b6f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1231.16","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1231.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}