Section 176.320  Appointment Fee

a)         No commission will be issued until the fee required by 5 ILCS 312/2-103 has been paid in full.

b)         Authority of the Secretary of State to deny or revoke commission if payment is dishonored or stopped.  If any method of payment submitted by an applicant to the Secretary of State pursuant to 5 ILCS 312/2-103 is returned to the Secretary of State or otherwise dishonored upon presentation of payment because the applicant has insufficient money or credit, or because the person stopped payment on the method of payment, the Secretary of State may immediately and without a hearing deny to commission the applicant as a notary public or electronic notary public or immediately revoke the applicant’s commission if the commission has already been granted.  An applicant whose commission is denied or revoked under this subsection (b) must resubmit an application for commission as a notary public or electronic notary public.  A notary public or electronic notary public whose commission is revoked under this subsection (b) must reapply for a commission.

(Source:  Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 8640, effective June 5, 2023)