If you need a duplicate commission certificate due to loss or destruction, what action is required?

If you need a duplicate commission certificate due to loss or destruction, what action is required?

• A. Submit a written request to the Secretary of State for a duplicate
• B. Notify the seal vendor
• C. Publish a notice in newspaper
• D. Request from county clerk

Answer: (A)

When a notary’s commission certificate is lost or destroyed, the official step is to obtain a duplicate directly from the agency that issued the original—the Secretary of State. Submitting a written request to the Secretary of State initiates the process to replace the certificate with an official duplicate. The seal vendor is not involved in issuing or replacing commission certificates, publishing in a newspaper isn’t a required part of this process, and the county clerk doesn’t issue state-level notary certificates.

When a notary’s commission certificate is lost or destroyed, the official step is to obtain a duplicate directly from the agency that issued the original—the Secretary of State. Submitting a written request to the Secretary of State initiates the process to replace the certificate with an official duplicate. The seal vendor is not involved in issuing or replacing commission certificates, publishing in a newspaper isn’t a required part of this process, and the county clerk doesn’t issue state-level notary certificates.