If you resign your commission, fail to renew it, have it revoked, or application is denied you must what with your official seal?

• A. Keep using the seal
• B. Renew the seal
• C. Return to Clerk of S.C.
• D. Destroy your official seal

Answer: (D)

The key idea is that a notary seal is the official symbol of your authority, and that authority ends the moment your commission ends. If you resign, don’t renew, have your commission revoked, or your application is denied, you no longer have the power to notarize. Keeping the seal or continuing to use it would risk fraudulent use by someone else pretending to be you. Destroying the seal eliminates that risk and ensures it cannot be misused. The other options would imply ongoing authority or a different procedural step, which isn’t appropriate once the commission is terminated.