1 Miss. Code. R. 5-5.1 - Name of notary public

A. Whenever the act and this chapter refer to the name of a notary public, the reference is to the legal name of the notary public as it appears on the notary public's current commission and oath of office.

B. For the purposes of this chapter, the legal name on the notary public commission and oath of office must be proven by satisfactory evidence in accordance with Section 13 of the act (relating to identification of individual). Unless proven otherwise, the name of a notary public consists of any one of the following:

1. A first personal name (first name), additional name or initial (middle name or initial), and surname (family or last name).

2. A first name and last name, omitting the middle name or middle initial.

3. A first initial, middle name and last name.

C. Neither initials alone nor nicknames will be accepted on the application or as part of the signature required on a notarial act.

D. The name of a notary public may include suffixes such as Junior, Senior, II, III, IV or any abbreviations thereof. The name of a notary public may not include prefixes, suffixes, or titles such as ''Doctor,'' ''Reverend,'' ''Esquire,'' or any abbreviations thereof.

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1 Miss. Code. R. 5-5.1

Section 25-34-51 et seq. Mississippi Code of 1972 as amended.

Amended 7/1/2021 Amended 7/19/2021