1-5-419. Transfer of records upon termination of office. It is the duty of each notary public upon resignation or removal from office or at the expiration of the notary public's term and, in case of death, of the notary public's legal representative to deposit in a timely manner all the records kept by the notary public in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the notary public was a resident. On failure to do so, the offending person is liable for damages to any person injured by the failure.

     History: En. Sec. 915, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 322, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 392, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 796; re-en. Sec. 392, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 56-108; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 61, L. 2007.