(1) If the Secretary of State receives information or has reason to believe a notary public has engaged in activities that constitute just cause to revoke a commission of a notarial officer, then the Secretary of State may revoke the commission of a notary public following the formal or informal hearing procedures for contested cases found in MAPA.

(a) Hearings may be held before a panel appointed by the Secretary of State or by a hearing officer appointed by the secretary. The panel shall be made up of qualified departmental personnel including the deputy responsible for the Notary Division, a currently commissioned notary public, and one other individual as determined by the secretary.

(2) If the Secretary of State receives official notice of the revocation of a notary bond, conviction of a felony, or a change of residence to outside the state of Montana of a notary public, then the office shall cancel the commission upon giving the notary public ten days notice.