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Iowa

What is the commission term for Iowa?

For Iowa, commission term is issue a commission as a notary public to an applicant for a term of three years; statute is Iowa Code § 9B.21, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

On compliance with this section, the secretary of state shall issue a commission as a notary public to an applicant for a term of three years. The term of a notarial officer who is a resident of a state bordering Iowa and whose place of work or business is in Iowa is one year.

legis.iowa.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

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Iowa our reading
Commission term
issue a commission as a notary public to an applicant for a term of three years verified
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Iowa Code § 9B.21 our reading
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Iowa Code 2026, Section 9B.21

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