N-3 - Notaries Act

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23. Before being entered on the roll for the first time or resuming the right to practise, a person must file with the Order a specimen of his or her official handwritten signature and handwritten initials executed before a notary who has verified the person’s identity.
A notary cannot change his or her official handwritten signature or handwritten initials without first having filed a specimen of his or her new official handwritten signature or new handwritten initials with the Order.
The board of directors fixes the procedure according to which a notary’s official handwritten signature and handwritten initials must be filed.
2000, c. 44, s. 23; 2017, c. 11, s. 140; 2023, c. 23, s. 31.
23. Before being entered on the roll for the first time or resuming the right to practise, a person must file with the Order a specimen of his or her official written signature and written initials executed before a notary who has verified the person’s identity.
A notary cannot change his or her official written signature or written initials without first having filed a specimen of his or her new official written signature or new written initials with the Order.
The board of directors fixes the procedure according to which a notary’s official written signature and written initials must be filed.
2000, c. 44, s. 23; 2017, c. 11, s. 140.
23. A notary may not change his or her official handwritten signature or initials unless the notary has filed the new signature or initials in the office of the secretary of the Order.
2000, c. 44, s. 23.