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Notary Name Change Application and Instructions

To change the name on an existing Notary Public for the State of Tennessee, please complete the following:

File one of the following Rider Bonds showing the name change with the County Clerk:

• a surety bond from an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Tennessee

• a surety bond signed by two (2) people who own real property in the State of Tennessee. When notified that your Notary Public for the State of Tennessee Commission has been received, both personal sureties will be required, to appear in person, to sign your bond in the Office of the Rutherford County Clerk.

File a certified copy of the document proving the change of name such as:

• Marriage Certificate

• Divorce Decree

• Name Change Order from the Court

File the original Notary Public Commission issued by the Secretary of State.

Pay a recording fee of $14.00.

After the above mentioned steps have been filed in the Office of the Rutherford County Clerk, the County Clerk will then order your Notary Public for the State of Tennessee Commission from the Tennessee Secretary of State. Once the Notary Public Commission has been issued, you will be notified by the County Clerk to appear, in person, before the County Clerk to take your Oath of Office before obtaining the Commission.

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