31.0339 Official seal.  Cite as [A.S.C.A. § 31.0339]  (a) A
notary shall keep an official seal that is the exclusive
property of the notary. The seal shall not be possessed or used
by any other person, nor surrendered to an employer upon
termination of employment.  (b) An image of the official seal
shall be affixed by the notary on every paper document
notarized.  (c) An image of the seal shall be affixed only at
the time the notarial act is performed.  (d) When not in use,
the seal shall be kept secure and accessible only to the notary.
(e) Any seal image affixed by an adhesive label shall bear a
preprinted sequential number which shall be recorded in the
journal of notarial acts for its respective notarization.  (f)
Within 10 days after the seal of a notary is stolen, lost,
damaged, or otherwise rendered incapable of affixing a legible
image, the notary, after informing the appropriate law
enforcement agency in the case of theft or vandalism, shall
notify the Secretary by any means providing a tangible rec