Section 36-20-72
Seal.
For the authentication of his or her official acts, each notary shall provide a seal of office, which shall present, by its impression or stamp, the name, office, and the state for which he or she was appointed.
(Act 2011-295, p. 544, §1.)

Act 2011-295, SB54, eliminates the distinction between county and state at-large notaries public. The act preserves the functions, powers, and commissions of existing notaries public. The act also repeals Article 1, commencing with Section 36-20-1, Chapter 20, Title 36, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the employment of notaries public by counties, and Article 2, commencing with Section 36-20-30, Chapter 20, Title 36, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the employment of notaries public for the state at large.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2012.