25-33-7 - Disposal of register and papers.
§ 25-33-7. Disposal of register and papers.
In the case of the death, resignation, disqualification or expiration of the term of office of any notary public, his registers and other public papers shall, within thirty (30) days, be lodged in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county of his residence; and the clerk of that county may maintain an action for them.
Sources: Codes, 1880, § 430; 1892, § 3043; 1906, § 3450; Hemingway's 1917, § 2783; 1930, § 2861; 1942, § 4019; Laws, 1981, ch. 426, § 3; Laws, 1988, ch. 456, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 1988.