Section 55.297 - Misconduct; civil liability; conditions(1) For the official misconduct of a notary public, the notary public and the sureties on the notary public's surety bond are liable in a civil action for the damages sustained by the persons injured. The employer of a notary public is also liable if both of the following conditions apply: (a) The notary public was acting within the actual or apparent scope of his or her employment.(b) The employer had knowledge of and consented to or permitted the official misconduct.(2) A notary public and the notary public's sureties are not liable for the truth, form, or correctness of the contents of a record upon which the notary public performs a notarial act.Added by 2003, Act 238, s 19, eff. 4/1/2004.