{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-17-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 45-17-2","heading":"Qualifications of notaries.","body":"(a) Any individual applying for appointment to be a notary public shall:\n(1) Be at least 18 years old;\n(2) Be a United States citizen or be a legal resident of the United States;\n(3) Be a legal resident of the county from which such individual is appointed;\n(4) Have, and provide at the time of the application, the applicant’s operating telephone number; and\n(5) Be able to read and write the English language.\n(b) The qualification of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to any nonresident individual applying for appointment as a notary public under the provisions of Code Section 45-17-7.","path":["TITLE 45 Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 17 Notaries Public","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.45.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"c314fefae4f19562dea3e2cb3917193936651309b4d622579e8e04576ce01063","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-17-1.1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-17-2.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}