(a) Subject to subsections (b) through (e) of this section, a custodian shall deny inspection of the part of a public record that contains information about the application and commission of a person as a notary public. (b) A custodian shall allow inspection of the part of a public record that gives: (1) the name of the notary public; (2) the notary public's business address or, if a business address is not provided to the custodian by the notary public, the notary public's home address; (3) the notary public's business telephone number or, if a business telephone number is not provided to the custodian by the notary public, the notary public's home telephone number; (4) the notary public's business e-mail address or, if a business e- mail address is not provided to the custodian by the notary public, the notary public's personal e-mail address; (5) the issue and expiration dates of the notary public's commission; (6) the date the person took the oath of office as a notary public; or (7) the signature of the notary public. (c) A custodian may allow inspection of other information about a notary public if the custodian finds a compelling public purpose. (d) A custodian may deny inspection of a record by a notary public or any other person in interest only to the extent that the inspection could: (1) interfere with a valid and proper law enforcement proceeding; (2) deprive another person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication; (3) constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (4) disclose the identity of a confidential source; (5) disclose an investigative technique or procedure; (6) prejudice an investigation; or (7) endanger the life or physical safety of an individual. (e) A custodian who sells lists of notaries public shall omit from the lists the name of any notary public, on written request of the notary public.
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