{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-42.45.210","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 42.45.210","heading":"Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or condition commission of notary public.","body":"(1) In addition to conduct defined as unprofessional under RCW 18.235.130, the director may take action as provided for in RCW 18.235.110 against a commission as notary public for any act or omission that demonstrates the individual lacks the honesty, integrity, competence, or reliability to act as a notary public, including:\n(a) Failure to comply with this chapter;\n(b) A fraudulent, dishonest, or deceitful misstatement or omission in the application for a commission as a notary public submitted to the department;\n(c) A conviction of the applicant or notary public of any felony or crime involving fraud, dishonesty, or deceit;\n(d) A finding against, or admission of liability by, the applicant or notary public in any legal proceeding or disciplinary action based on the applicant's or notary public's fraud, dishonesty, or deceit;\n(e) Failure by the notary public to discharge any duty required of a notary public, whether by this chapter, rules of the director, or any federal or state law;\n(f) Use of false or misleading advertising or representation by the notary public representing that the notary public has a duty, right, or privilege that the notary public does not have;\n(g) Violation by the notary public of a rule of the director regarding a notary public;\n(h) Denial, refusal to renew, revocation, suspension, or conditioning of a notary public commission in another state;\n(i) Failure of the notary public to maintain an assurance as provided in RCW 42.45.200(4); or\n(j) Making or noting a protest of a negotiable instrument without being a person authorized by RCW 42.45.030(5).\n(2) If the director denies, refuses to renew, revokes, suspends, imposes conditions, or otherwise sanctions, a commission as a notary public, the applicant or notary public is entitled to timely notice and hearing in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.\n(3) The authority of the director to take disciplinary action on a commission as a notary public does not prevent a person from seeking and obtaining other criminal or civil remedies provided by law.","path":["Title 42","Chapter 42.45"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=42.45.210","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:45:47Z","sha256":"62cae52009a55256b00d6a0402c86e9b9048930ef07be7fa56afcfd4781096d4","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-42.45.200","next":"us-wa/rcw-42.45.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}