What happens if the Secretary doesn't renew you before your current commission expires? Do you have to take another 3 hours of CE?
The Secretary's site doesn't address the issue. Taken literally, it seems to say if you submit the education and pass the test the day before you expire, nothing new is needed. You can't practice as a notary until you're re-commissioned (which, apparently, could take half a year).
Notaries tell me though they took the 3 hours CE (because they already had a 6 hours CE under their belt) and were told to take another 3 hours when the Secretary had not renewed them before their commission expired.
Bottom line is, save a couple of bucks and get that test in 6 months before you expire. Ouch.
In a March 11, 2011 memo the Secretary says processing time for business documents has fallen to 40 business days (about 2 months). It's not clear if notary commissions are business documents but the memo is posted on the notary site.
How this reconciles with the 6 months advice isn't stated. So sounds like the prudent thing to do is still renew way early.
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