5 USC § 5945 - Notary public commission expenses

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title: "5 USC § 5945 - Notary public commission expenses"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "5945"
section_name: "Notary public commission expenses"
chapter_number: 59
chapter_name: "ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 514.)"
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# § 5945. Notary public commission expenses

section 2105 of this title

An employee as defined by  or an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia who is required to serve as a notary public in connection with the performance of official business is entitled to an allowance, established by the agency concerned, not in excess of the expense required to obtain the commission. Funds available to an agency concerned for personal services or general administrative expenses are available to carry out this section.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 514.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 70a. | July 11, 1956, ch. 554, § 1, 70 Stat. 519. |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 70b. | July 11, 1956, ch. 554, § 2, 70 Stat. 520. |

In the first sentence, the words “to be incurred by them in order” are omitted as surplusage. The words “from and after ” are omitted as obsolete.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.