{"data":{"id":"us-gu/5-gca-33551","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"5 GCA § 33551","heading":"Change of Name.","body":"(a) A notary with a change of name shall deliver to the Attorney General a signed notice of the change, giving both old and new names and the effective date of the new name.\n(b) Starting on the effective date of the change, a notary with a new name officially shall sign that name on all notarial certificates, but only after the following steps have been completed:\n(1) The notice described in subsection (a) of this section has been delivered;\n(2) A Confirmation of Notary’s Name Change has been received from the Attorney General;\n(3) A new seal bearing the new name exactly as in the Confirmation has been obtained; and\n(4) The surety for the notary’s bond has been informed in writing.","path":["Title 5: Government Operations","Division 3 - Legal and Consumer Affairs","Chapter 33: Notaries Public","PART 3 - WILLFUL CRIMES","ARTICLE 7: MISCELLANEOUS"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/5gc033.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:20:48Z","sha256":"d4d80780dfe6df5e29ed8a0154ec2f80d4041f38a218b272572a476a238c2510","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/5-gca-33550","next":"us-gu/5-gca-33552"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}